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> Revenue is not our primary objective. This still creates an incentive to meet the needs of the advertisers (instead of the users) or you risk losing your new
by pdkl95 11y ago
> Revenue is not our primary objective.
This still creates an incentive to meet the needs of the advertisers (instead of the users) or you risk losing your new source of revenue. This conflict of interest in not theoretical - titling a blog post[1] "Providing a Valuable Platform for Advertisers, Content Publishers, and Users" already suggests where your priorities are. There is no middle ground here - users and advertisers have conflicting requirements.
> We really want to change how the industry works.
You are doing no such thing, and you (Mozilla/Firefox) don't have anywhere near the influence you would need to accomplish such a thing. Giving the ad industry a new place to put ads is not going to get them to stop (or even slow down) their current methods; you're just expanding the surface area they can utilize.
At best, the strategy at Mozilla appear to be appeasement, Neville Chamberlain style. Assuring us th "it is privacy for our time" further demonstrates who you really work for.
[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2015/05/21/providing-a-valuable-platform-for-advertisers-content-publishers-and-users/ https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2015/05/21/providi...
[2] and DRM