Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 - 9to5Linux
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Mozilla has implemented the long-anticipated Firefox AI Kill Switch controls that strip the web browser of any AI-powered features.

Mozilla finally landed today the long-anticipated AI Kill Switch controls for Firefox, which let users strip the open-source web browser of any AI-powered features, and you can test it right now in Firefox Nightly.

In December 2025, when Mozilla appointed its new CEO, the company developing the popular Firefox web browser revealed that it was working on an AI kill switch that would let users completely disable all the AI features that had been included in the past few releases, estranging more and more loyal users.

Now, the AI kill switch is finally a reality as it landed today with the latest Firefox Nightly update. The implementation is called “AI Controls” and can be found in Firefox’s settings as a standalone section. From there, users can toggle a setting called “Block AI Enhancements” to remove any AI features.

    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Sponsored stories, sponsored top shortcuts, even the weather is sponsored. There used to be an “off” switch directly in the NTP settings, but they pushed it into the settings menu.

          • Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            16 hours ago

            I’m curious how you think Mozilla should provide a 100% free product with the things everyone wants without paying any developers?

            • Leon@pawb.socialEnglish
              1·
              5 hours ago

              Show me the adverts that GNOME or the KDE project pushes. How do I block ads in my Linux kernel? Where are the ffmpeg adverts? What about the curl ads? Where do you go about finding adverts in LibreOffice? I’ve never seen any ads in nginx, but maybe I’ve missed them.

              There’s so much free software out there.

              Mozilla gets money, they can also apply for funding if things get that tight. Given that they’re pouring money into useless projects no one has ever asked for, that’s widely unpopular and has lost them a tonne of goodwill among their userbase, I don’t think money is a massive problem for them.

            • chloroken@lemmy.mlEnglish
              3·
              12 hours ago

              Are you serious? Mozilla gets almost a billion dollars a year from Google. Stop posting if you are this clueless.

                • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                  8 hours ago

                  more than partially actually. 85% of Mozillas income comes from search engine deals.Then when you look at the revenue reports for the year, its stated in it that.

                  Approximately 85% and 81% of Mozilla’s revenues from customers with contracts were derived from one customer for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Receivables from that one customer represented 70% and 64% of the December 31, 2023 and 2022 outstanding receivables, respectively.

                  I’m no accountant and while Google is not specified. That sounds like the signs are pointing at google being 85% of the projects income.