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Re:Firefox 79 by sixhobbits on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:03PM (#23977992)
Maybe more directly relevant but still very Not OK in my books. I get very few push notifications. Send me an email, put it on your blog, whatever - it's definitely not interesting enough for me to come even close to the "I want this pushed on top of whatever else I was doing" bar though.

Brave sent me a push notification this week too :( what browser should I switch to that doesn't try to exploit my 'engagement'

Re:Firefox 79 by coldpie on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:10PM (#23978091)
On Android, most apps include toggles in settings to disable different notification types. It's annoying that they're on by default, but at last you can usually disable them. In Firefox, you can turn off the "Product and feature tips" notifications in settings, and I bet that would prevent that kind of notification appearing. As a last resort, you can disable notifications entirely per-app at the OS level by digging into the Android settings.
Re:Firefox 79 by Rebelgecko on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:22PM (#23978252)
It would be nice if Firefox added a separate category for "Political Call to Action" notifications. That way we wouldn't have to miss out on "Product and Feature Tips", which are occasionally helpful. A bit of a moot point for me since I'm using FF on a Nexus 7 that doesn't support that level of selective muting
Re:Firefox 79 by thrwyoilarticle on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:29PM (#23980903)
This notification came through the 'Browser' channel, not 'Mozilla tricks and tips' like you might expect. So, congratulations Mozilla, I've blocked all of the 'Browser' notifications for your browser.
Re:Firefox 79 by dahfizz on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:22PM (#23978256)
+1 . Android has great notification management features and they are worth exploring if you care about this kind of thing.
Re:Firefox 79 by johannes1234321 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:32PM (#23978402)
If I have to disable something it's because of "anger", but I don't want "anger" about Mozilla. I want Mozilla to be the good ones.