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Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla
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this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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Well... that was a disappointing read. Those questions deserve some answers.
I take a small exception to the author's inflation of figures. They claim things like "nearly half a million dollars" when the actual referenced total was less than $400k. The same with saying the CEO's $5 million bonus was all of the $7 million Mozilla took in as donations from users. Even if unintentional, it raises questions about the author's motivations - not that Mozilla has a spotless record or are beyond being questioned about their finances.
It's odd to me how this articleis being silenced/removed or downplayed by the entire tech community. It looks like people sinerely believe tha Mozilla can't do no wrong or that Mozilla is above any judgment while other entities are being systematically (and hypocritically) attacked for personal matters (e.g., Brave's CEO).
Mozilla has positioned itself as a mostly pro-privacy organization, and appears to be one of a dwindling few web browser frameworks that do not intentionally cripple ad-blocking and tracker-blocking extensions.
If the entire tech community is downplaying negative press of Mozzila, then perhaps that suggests that the tech community has a bias for pro-privacy groups.
Is it really, then, such a surprise that this article is getting downplayed? It certainly seems like a bad omen for privacy-focused web client development, if the contents of the article are verified and eventually jeopardize the future of the Firefox project.
It’s because the article reads like right wrong propaganda. If it was written better and not as opinionated it would get traction.