cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/66384550

After I noticed Firefox has removed the Pocket branding but kept the Pocket stories, I also noticed the settings screen on the homepage no longer lets you disable sponsored stories or links.

Firefox 115:

Firefox 139:

You can still remove these advertisements, but you have to leave the homepage and dig through the settings to find that option.

  • masterofn001
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    6 days ago

    You are not.

    I also go so far as to completely remove the options for anything on home/newtab from the prefs page.

    I didn’t mind the shortcuts and such on a new tab page, but ads…just no.

    Figured I’d add a screenshot:

    I am a tweaker