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Re:Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage by Dylan16807 on Saturday May 27, 2023 @01:18PM (#36096426)
> my browser shouldn't automatically install add-on software

I mean if it wasn't an add-on at all. If it was a piece of javascript or even C++ contained directly inside the program, that triggered on the same about:config setting. A traditional easter egg.

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Re:Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage by ilikepi on Saturday May 27, 2023 @11:39PM (#36100926)
I would say that would be worse. Presumably there would be no way to remove it without patching the source.
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