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This is not a good look for firefox(lemmy.ml)

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Almost all the links in my front homepage are sponsored now. What’s next, a few ads in the bookmark bar? How about when I enter a URL, I then have to type “McDonald’s” before I can actually navigate there?

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figjam@midwest.social
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Cool. Willing to say how or is that a secret?

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Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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It’s a secret reserved for smart people

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festnt@sh.itjust.works
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it’s a secret only those who dare venture into the scary “settings menu” can learn about it. most don’t come back alive.

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lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works
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🚀 🕳 🤣

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Felling_High_Horses@endlesstalk.org
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https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sbp/sbp/1990/00000018/00000002/art00014

Oh noooo. Sounds like you’re about to off yourself. What a huuuuge* loss. Anyway.

Edit because I didn’t write enough mourning u’s.

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figjam@midwest.social
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😪

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TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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There is a settings gear icon on that literal page that says customize next to it iirc

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GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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In Settings > Home, there’s a Sponsored Shortcuts checkbox.

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figjam@midwest.social
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Thank you.

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Teepo@sh.itjust.works
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No problem!

Firefox Desktop: Settings - Home panel - uncheck “Sponsored shortcuts” box.

Firefox Mobile: Settings - Homepage - uncheck “Sponsored shortcuts” box.

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