How to Turn Off “Recommended by Pocket” Stories in Mozilla Firefox – Guide
This change comes as a result of Mozilla’s ongoing effort to improve the user experience and make Firefox more engaging. Sponsored stories will now be used to help users learn more about the browser, its features, and how to use it. Sponsored stories will also help Mozilla make money from its advertising program.
Mozilla has announced that it is changing how sponsored links work in Firefox. Previously, they were collected and stored on the client side, but this will now happen on the server side. This will eliminate the need for personal information to be collected and stored. Additionally, Mozilla is open about all of their code, so anyone can see what is going on. Finally, as an open organization, all code in Firefox must remain open source and transparent.
Today we accept the advertising premise that users must exchange their privacy and data for high-quality, personalized experiences. Our experiments over the last few months have proven this to be untrue. In fact, we are able to create personalized sponsored content that adds value to users without compromising their privacy.
If you do not want to see a particular sponsored story in Firefox’s new tab, you can remove it by clicking the “Discard” option after clicking the three dots button in the upper right corner of the tile. Likewise, the entire Pocket Recommendations section can be removed by selecting the “New Tab Settings gear icon and unchecking the Pocket Recommended option.”
How to Remove Recommended by Pocket Stories from Firefox 95
In the new window that opens, click on the “Add-ons” tab. In the “Add-ons” tab, click on the “Extensions” button. In the “Extensions” tab, find and click on the “Disable Add-on” button for the “Adblock Plus” add-on. Open Firefox on your PC. In the upper right corner, click on the hamburger icon (3 horizontal lines). In the new window that opens, click on the “Tools” tab. In the “Tools” tab, click on the “Add-ons” button. In the “Add-ons” tab, find and click on the “Install from a file…” button under “[x] Disable Add-on.” Open Firefox on your PC. On your desktop or in a new window, type firefox in your address bar and press Enter. In Firefox’s main window, go to Tools > Add-ons > Extensions . In Extensions , find and select Adblock Plus . Click Disable Add-on . ..
On the right panel of the screen, click on the “Settings” button. Under “General,” click on the “Location” tab. Under “Location Services,” make sure that the “Use location services” checkbox is checked. ..
To turn off news suggestions on the home page, you can either turn off Recommended by Pocket or disable news suggestions altogether. ..
Mozilla has announced that the Recommended by Pocket feature will be removed from the Firefox home page. ..
Final note
Pocket recommends stories to Firefox users, but you can turn off the feature in the browser. ..
