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And there it is: @mozilla loses its Advocacy division, and the loses what was once a champion.

“We’re revisiting how we pursue that work, not stopping it” says the Mozilla Foundation. Oh yeah, laying off workers is “revisiting” how to do the work, all right.

is nakedly a profit-seeking promotional body today.

theverge.com/2024/11/5/2428912

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The Verge · Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open webBy Gaby Del Valle

We desperately need the @mozilla that had as its clear mission:

* Make the very best reference implementation web browser that respects privacy and freedom of all web users.

* Vigorously and fearlessly champion the against all forces that threaten it. This entails not having those forces as sponsors.

The rot is deep. I hope it can be cut out and we get a better entity that can maintain and stand firm for open, secure, privacy-respecting web technologies.

@bignose Mozilla Foundation has terrible governance structure. No members, a board that elects itself without term limits and fully controlling a business entity which shares directors and officers with the Foundation, who can enrich themselves to the detriment of the Foundation.
I wonder if using Foundations assets to create Mozilla Corporation was legal, because it's not a charitable activity. To late to do anything about that now.