Mozilla

If you work in a remote office setting, you've likely wondered (or worried) about just how much your boss can see in your #Slack and Teams threads 👀 All you need to know about what goes down in your DMs, here: https://mzl.la/41X6plM #workfromhome #tech #remotework

Fixing search competition shouldn’t come at the expense of browser competition. But that’s exactly what the DOJ’s latest proposal risks doing. By banning search payments with independent browsers, the DOJ could unintentionally weaken the very challengers pushing for innovation, privacy, and choice. Tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, which don’t depend on these deals, won’t feel the impact—only the independent players will. And if Mozilla can’t sustain Gecko—one of the last remaining independent browser engines—we risk a future where the web is built on a single dominant technology. That’s bad for competition, bad for innovation, and bad for users. We need solutions that fix search competition without crushing browser competition. More on why this matters: https://lnkd.in/gGHwV566

For the Spring issue of MIT Sloan Management Review, I interviewed Mark Surman, President of Mozilla, about its unusual portfolio structure and how the org intends to approach data-hungry AI features while maintaining its commitment to user privacy. https://lnkd.in/erQe3k-V

As we face the extinction of thousands of languages around the globe, linguistic and heritage preservation has never been more critical. Mozilla's #CommonVoice continues to expand its reach, supporting over 200 languages, including Traditional Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Learn more about the Taiwan Language volunteers that are working tirelessly to preserve their culture and heritage, by building inclusive speech datasets ⤵️ https://mzl.la/3QYL3hx

The 2025 #MozillaFellow cohort is calling it now ⤵️ "VCs Will Face Their Privacy Reckoning in 2025" "AI Adoption Will Continue to Lag Innovation" "AI Phones Will be Like Horcruxes" ...and lots more 👀 Get into their future-forward predictions and plans for year ahead 👀 https://mzl.la/4iD9ZqI

A threat to browser competition is a threat to the open web. The latest proposal in the U.S. v. Google case misses the bigger picture—what is meant to promote search competition, somehow threatens to crush browser competition. By banning search companies from paying independent browsers, these misguided plans could: ❌ Weaken browser competition by making it harder for smaller players to compete. ❌ Hurt privacy-first alternatives that challenge Big Tech’s dominance. ❌ Put the future of Mozilla’s Gecko engine at risk, the only cross-platform counterweight to Google's Chromium engine. This isn’t just about Firefox—it’s about the future of an open, independent web where people have real choices. We urge regulators to support policies that foster search AND browser competition, not stifle it. 📢 Read more about why this matters: https://lnkd.in/g_rkn46b

Data Governance in Africa Research Fund CFP Now Open!📢 An exciting opportunity which aims to provide African Union member states with empirical evidence to implement responsive data policies. Interested? Register by March 11⤵️https://lnkd.in/dTPRhafi Digital for Development (D4D) Hub

Data Governance in Africa Research Fund CFP Now Open!📢 An exciting opportunity which aims to provide African Union member states with empirical evidence to implement responsive data policies. Interested? Register by March 11⤵️https://lnkd.in/dTPRhafi Digital for Development (D4D) Hub

A year of the EU Digital Markets Act! Much done, and much still to do, but here are some reflections from the teams at Mozilla: ♾️ First off, browsers mattered yesterday, they matter today and and they will matter tomorrow. So meaningful choice in what browser you use is key. 💻 On that, give people real choice and they'll choose a good product that's right for them (and are more likely to stick with it). 🤾♀️ We have much work to do to level the playing field across tech, but innovation in approaches to competition regulation and enforcement can address imbalances (and other regions and countries are seeing this): e.g. since the launch of the first DMA browser choice screens on iOS in March last year, we've seen Firefox daily active users in Germany alone increase by 99%, and in France, daily active users on iOS grew by 111%. #DMA #regulationforinnovation

The #UK government secretly ordered #Apple to give it access to encrypted personal data stored in iCloud, jeopardizing the privacy & security of millions. Encryption is our last line of defence for digital #privacy. Help us demand a reversal of the decision by signing here 🖋️ ⤵️ https://mzl.la/3XidryF