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Firefox 148 : un bouton pour tuer toute l’IA (Mozilla a finalement écouté la fronde)

https://goodtech.info/firefox-148-bouton-bloquer-ia-controles-mozilla/

#Mozilla #Firefox #AISlop #NoIA

I am writing a post on rise of software that help bring back sanity to the web. Please help me expand the list 😎✨

https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026

#indieweb #distraction #enshittification #technology #internet #socialmedia #adhd #depression #mentalhealth #sysadmin #retro #youtube #facebook #google #firefox #chrome

@gnulinux

Was ist der Digital Independence Day?
Der #DiDay ist eine gemeinsame Initiative vieler Organisationen, Verbände und Institutionen, die von Save Social - Networks For Democracy in Hamburg koordiniert wird. Die Initiative wurde beim letzten Congress von Mark-Uwe Kling (der mit dem Känguru) und Linus Neumann (der vom CCC) angekündigt.
Aktuell wird der DI.DAY von 44 Organisationen unterstützt. Darunter findet man fast alle, die in der Freien Software Szene eine Rolle spielen, wie z. B.: dem CCC, Wikimedia, Mastodon, Ecosia, Nextcloud, der Open Search Foundation, Digitalcourage, dem SUMA e.V., der Digitalen Gesellschaft, Tuta und viele andere.

#Microsoft zu #LibreOffice
#PayPal zu #Wero / @Taler

#Chrome zu #Firefox
#Google zu #Ecosia /
Amazon zum Buchladen
Gmail zu unabhängiger E-Mail
X zu #Mastodon
#WhatsApp zu #Signal

HomeAssistant, Immich, AdGuard, Jellyfin
Ralf schlägt #BigTech-Cloud zu #Nextcloud vor …
… und der Elefant im Raum heisst: #Windows zu #Linux

@marcuwekling
@Tutanota

Mozilla promet que son kill switch dédié aux fonctions #IA arrivera avec Firefox 148 - Next
https://next.ink/brief_article/mozilla-promet-que-son-kill-switch-dedie-aux-fonctions-ia-arrivera-avec-firefox-148/

> #Firefox 148, dont la sortie est prévue le 24 février, permettra-t-il d'éteindre la polémique ? #Mozilla a annoncé lundi que la prochaine version mensuelle de son navigateur intègrerait un réglage permettant de désactiver, en une seule fois, l'ensemble des fonctionnalités du logiciel, actuelles ou futures, faisant appel à des outils d'IA générative.

Mozilla promet que son kill switch dédié aux fonctions #IA arrivera avec Firefox 148 - Next
https://next.ink/brief_article/mozilla-promet-que-son-kill-switch-dedie-aux-fonctions-ia-arrivera-avec-firefox-148/

> #Firefox 148, dont la sortie est prévue le 24 février, permettra-t-il d'éteindre la polémique ? #Mozilla a annoncé lundi que la prochaine version mensuelle de son navigateur intègrerait un réglage permettant de désactiver, en une seule fois, l'ensemble des fonctionnalités du logiciel, actuelles ou futures, faisant appel à des outils d'IA générative.

@Stomata @milan@social.tchncs.de Another issue i face: every time when i log in to the desktop of my #sharkey instance all selections of my widgets are gone and i have to re-arrange everything, very annoying. the browser i'm using is #firefox.

Firefox did something right, finally. 😮‍💨

https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-ai-features-toggle/

#firefox #opensource #privacy

Firefox did something right, finally. 😮‍💨

https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-ai-features-toggle/

#firefox #opensource #privacy

@mastodonmigration @Remittancegirl @jon I like Vivaldi. I downloaded it about 3 months ago, loved it and even donated 100€.

But then I stumbled on this: https://privacytests.org

I’ve since settled on Mullvad.

Sure, it’s missing a load of features like bookmark sync and password mgmt, plus all the extra Vivaldi goodies, but you can’t argue with privacy.

#mullvad #vpn #browserprivacy #firefox #mullvadbrowser

Mozilla is adding AI Controls to Firefox starting with version 148, set to roll out on Feb 24. It'll allow you to toggle some or all of the AI features built-into the browser, including chatbot in sidebar, translations, tab group suggestions & more. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/ #Mozilla #AI #Firefox

#Firefox #AI #AntiAI #browsers

'On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will soon let users block all current and future generative AI features. Users will also have the option to block certain AI features in Firefox, while keeping others.'

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

I downloaded and fired up Firefox Nightly (2026-02-03) to test the #AI "kill switch" to see how it works.

So far, so good. It does appear that the "kill switch" disables the settings that people are turning off in about.config. See 5 screenshots below.

Also, Mozilla has published a support article detailing how to disable the #AI features:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-ai-controls

#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #browsers

I downloaded and fired up Firefox Nightly (2026-02-03) to test the #AI "kill switch" to see how it works.

So far, so good. It does appear that the "kill switch" disables the settings that people are turning off in about.config. See 5 screenshots below.

Also, Mozilla has published a support article detailing how to disable the #AI features:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-ai-controls

#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #browsers

#Firefox #AI #AntiAI #browsers

'On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will soon let users block all current and future generative AI features. Users will also have the option to block certain AI features in Firefox, while keeping others.'

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

Nach heftiger Kritik: KI-Abschalter für Firefox kommt mit dem nächsten Update

Mit einem einzigen Schalter soll man in Firefox ab Ende des Monats alle KI-Funktionen abschalten können. Wie weit das unter der Haube geht, ist weiter unklar.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-heftiger-Kritik-KI-Abschalter-fuer-Firefox-kommt-mit-dem-naechsten-Update-11163024.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Browser #Firefox #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Mozilla #news

Nach heftiger Kritik: KI-Abschalter für Firefox kommt mit dem nächsten Update

Mit einem einzigen Schalter soll man in Firefox ab Ende des Monats alle KI-Funktionen abschalten können. Wie weit das unter der Haube geht, ist weiter unklar.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-heftiger-Kritik-KI-Abschalter-fuer-Firefox-kommt-mit-dem-naechsten-Update-11163024.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Browser #Firefox #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Mozilla #news

@rysiek
Michal, are there Firefox extensions that are compatible with LibreWolf?
For example, I use the tab management app OneTab, and would like to be able to continue using it -- or an alternative -- should I switch to LibreWolf.
I hope you'll be able to tell me that most addons created for Firefox also work in Librewolf, and I'll be off to the races.
#Browsers #Firefox #LibreWolf

Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.

One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt

Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.

One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt

Alright. So. A few things.

1. The right time to give me a choice in whether or not unasked 'AI' 'features' were shoved down my throat was before you did the shoving
2. Making everyone refer to obscure guides that involve bypassing scare warnings in order to turn those features off is phenomenally bad user experience
3. The unasked for, unwanted 'AI' features you've been shoving down our throats behave — from a user perspective — similar to cryptojacking in that their computer suddenly performs very poorly without transparency to the user about why or a choice about turning it off (again, the wrong time to ask is after you've already done the bad thing)
4. I am not signing up for yet another god damn thing just so I can tell you so

#Firefox