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Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, their read-it-later and content discovery app, and Fakespot, their browser extension that analyzes the authenticity of online product reviews. (blog.mozilla.org)
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Here’s what’s happening

Pocket shuts down July 8, 2025

  • You will no longer be able to download Pocket or purchase a new Pocket Premium subscription from May 22, 2025.
  • Premium monthly and annual subscriptions will be cancelled automatically. Annual subscribers will receive automatic refunds from July 8, 2025.
  • Users can export saves anytime until October 8, 2025, after which their data will be permanently deleted.
  • API users will no longer be able to transact data (read or write) over Pocket’s API from October 8, 2025 and will need to export their data before this date.
  • For more information, including refund details for Premium annual subscribers and how to export saves, go to our Pocket support article.

Fakespot will begin shutting down on July 1, 2025

  • You will no longer be able to use the Fakespot extensions, mobile apps, or website from July 1, 2025.
  • The Fakespot feature within Firefox known as Review Checker will shut down on June 10, 2025.
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[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

I have no words for how stupid of an idea this was. Pitching your browser as a privacy-friendly alternative (which few people ever cared about), and then doing the exact opposite thing and integrating a service like this which nobody asked for, and also making it unremovable was just a hilariously stupid move.

Good riddance, but the damage done by this chapter of stupidity is basically irredeemable.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

Good. 1 spyware gone

[–] deur@feddit.nl 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Thank god. Nobody fucking asked for this shit.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

I don't even connect firefox to a Mozilla account.
It's just not required.
I'm better of saving bookmarks and history into tarballs and porting them that way.