Mozilla partners with Ecosia for a better web | The Mozilla Blog
Your tech choices matter more than ever. That’s why at Mozilla, we believe in empowering users to make informed decisions that align with their values. I
Please tell me I overlooked in the press release the link to what they are talking about.
It sounds like Firefox will have a new default search engine soon
I think that's very unlikely; this PR was delivered pretty much word-for-word with a different partner earlier this year: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox-partners-with-qwant/
imo this is just your standard PR announcement of a partnership between two known entities which will get people talking before they forget about it
Ecosia sounds like a company worth supporting. I wish they'd offer a paid, ad-free plan.
How does it compare to Kagi, anyone used both?
Kagi seems like a circus. Search quality? It's interesting. Worth supporting? Up to you, but know that your money will still go to actual search result providers first, and what's left goes to people who care more about shirts than privacy.
Haven't used kagi, but ecosia is another bing fronted.
It's duckduckgo, but the profits from the ads are used to plant trees.
If you need/want something like kagi, only kagi exists at the moment. There is nothing comparable in quality and features
If you still want to throw some money at them, they have a store where you can buy some merch and plant a tree
Maybe they'll spend it all on Tshirts, worked for Kagi.
I like my Kagi t-shirt, except the sizes are deceptive. I'm a chubby fuck but I fit comfortably in a US XL tee. I ordered an XL for Kagi. This shit is like a size smaller; "form fitting" if you will. I wasn't planning on showcasing my moobs but I guess we are doing that now.
I like the search engine though. Been using it for a bit over a year. No real complaints; maybe a bit expensive, I guess.
It's not in Firefox mobile.
Sure, I could probably find the URLs to add it in at a new custom search engine. But if you're gonna make such a bombastic announcement, I expect you to have the update ready beforehand.
Do they not realize that mobile is most Web traffic nowadays?
It's in Mull on Android which is the browser I use the most. It's basically Firefox but with privacy turned up and no Mozilla telemetry.
In that case, Aloha Browser implemented Ecosia eons ago which is a very popular mobile browser among Asians due to its ability to download video like the right-click contextual menus in desktop browsers… however, YouTube is an exception.
That whole post they didn't even have one sentence that clearly states what theyre doing. I assume it's "now we'll make Ecosia one of the default choices".
Of all the things I care about in a search engine, “social impact” has got to be near the bottom.
That they’re touting this as the selling point tells me they’re trying to distract from the real motive.
Ecosia goes beyond [just] data protection by addressing environmental concerns. Every search made through the search engine contributes to tree-planting projects worldwide, helping to combat deforestation and regenerate the planet. Ecosia planted over 215 million trees, across the planet biodiversity hotspots, making a tangible difference in the fight against climate change. Just like Mozilla, they are committed to creating a better internet, and world, for everyone.
I don't really see the big deal. And while it may be bottom of the list for you, I'm sure others might like the tree-planting thing. From what I can gather with a quick search, they actually do it properly, too, not just planting an ecologically dead monoculture of trees.
And yeah there's an "ulterior motive", although it's not really the evil scheming you're making it sound like. Ecosia paid Mozilla to include them, so now Mozilla has included them as a search option. It's one of the few ways Mozilla can get revenue, because people sure won't pay for a browser these days.
This selling point is not important to you because you're not part of Mozilla's target market. Mozilla already has the 2% of the internet that hangs out on Lemmy. They're pursuing some of the remaining 98%.
[citation needed]
LOL cite your opinion buddy.
Ecosia deserves all the support they can get!
Cool stuff, now of Firefox didn't switch back to Google every major update or so, that would be great... because I actually do have Ecosia selected and need to switch back to it every once in a while because hey why not
I've never had my search engine change from an update, and I use it on Linux, Android, and macOS. I set mine to DDG years ago and it has never changed.
I suspect that is something specific to Ecosia, that they changed parameters from time to time which changes the entry, making your selected one no longer available, and then this happens: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-engine-removal
The fact that they announce Ecosia now after it's been available for a bit, makes me think this is what happened. I'll see
Here's a suggestion that would show they care about their users and making the web a better place:
Give users the option to download firefox with adblockers pre-installed. Literally put them right next to the "normal" browser download and see which gets more hits.
because adblockers often lead to websites not working which would lead to non techie people complaining about firefox.
Not really.
Replace "often" with "exceedingly rarely" and you'd be more accurate, but then you can just be describing websites that don't work properly in general.
After abandoning the fediverse.
They stopped running their own instance that almost nobody used. It's not the big deal you're making it out to be. They're still on the fediverse, they just won't be maintaining their own instance.
I don't even see why you think the two things are related.
Not necessarily complaining about mozilla's actions here, but did anyone actually get an opportunity to use their instance ? I thought I signed up to get an invite when they opened publicly but it never happened.
Lots of people have been saying they should focus more on developing Firefox rather than doing other things like partnering with Mullvad or whatever. There are already quite a few other fediverse instances.