Mozilla Announces Leadership Changes in an Effort to ‘Diversify’
Mozilla Corporation’s president, Mark Surman, has announced plans to tackle the ‘major headwinds’ facing the company’s efforts to make money and remain relevant. “Mozilla’s impact and survival depend on us simultaneously strengthening Firefox AND finding new sources of revenue AND manifesting our mission in fresh ways,” says Surman. To do this, Mozilla plans—no groaning—to ‘diversify’ its efforts. It will invest (more) in privacy-respecting advertising, develop open-source AI features1 to retain ‘product relevance’, and go all-out on fundraising initiatives to er, get us all to chip in and pay for it, I guess! A new Mozilla Leadership Council is being launched, 
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/mozilla-announces-leadership-changes-in-an-effort-to-diversify
@omgubuntu "privacy-respecting advertising" is an oxymoron. #mozilla is dead and #firefox is dying.
@omgubuntu I think it's a fair assessment. People are tired of ads, people are tired of their data being sold.
Kagi is so promising as an upcoming search engine because people are willing to pay for a good product, without that crap.
Meanwhile with Firefox, how many people pay for Firefox? Very few donate to Mozilla. I think between Mozilla's dependence on Google, board salaries, and Mozilla's positioning as a modern tech company has given the appearance that Firefox doesn't need donations.