After Outcry, Firefox Promises “Kill Switch” That Turns Off All AI Features

Even household names in the open-source industry aren’t safe. After being appointed as the new CEO of open-source software ...
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I switched to this Japanese Firefox fork and it’s the customizable browser I missed

Although I mostly ignore Firefox spin-offs, one in particular has caught my attention: Floorp. This Firefox fork originated in Japan in 2001, and — as much as I may want to ignore it — it's a ...

You don't need Linux to run free and open source software

For instance, we use Jeena's TextEd instead of Apple's text editor. For browsers, email, chat, productivity, writing, and so on, we use FOSS and freeware apps, and wherever possible, ones that also ...

Mozilla Firefox will soon get an ‘AI Kill Switch’ to turn off all AI features

Mozilla is adding a global "AI Kill switch" to Firefox after a huge backlash over turning it into a modern AI browser. This new feature will be released in the first quarter of 2026 and provides users ...
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Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Here’s How to Enable It

Mozilla's leadership is fixated on adding AI features to Firefox, but the browser is quietly working on something users ...

4 ways Chrome makes my life easier — and 4 ways it drives me crazy

With more than 65% global market share, Chrome is the default browser for the internet. Billions of users rely on it daily, ...
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Firefox ‘kill switch’ sounds like the perfect escape from Google’s AI obsession

Mozilla has promised an AI kill switch that will keep Firefox free of the love-or-hate incursion of AI onto the web ...

Firefox AI kill switch is coming, but you’ll wait until 2026

Mozilla says a Firefox AI kill switch is coming in Q1 2026 after a Reddit open letter challenged its “modern AI browser” push ...