Announcement that Firefox will become an AI browser.

Mozilla Jumps on the AI Bandwagon

By Great White Snark | Return to the Source | 17 Dec 2025

Today, I came across a post on BlueSky, stating that Mozilla aims to make Firefox into an "AI browser". This is seen by many as a bad move that alienates the majority of the userbase, whom will migrate to other browsers (such as LibreWolf, Waterfox and IronFox).

Having done a little research, it looks like LibreWolf will support the privacy and security extensions I've currently got installed on Firefox. Plus, it's easy to install on GNU + Linux (With just a few commands typed into a terminal). All I need to do now is install those extensions, export/import bookmarks and see if I can get IronFox installed on my smartphone. Then I can get rid of Firefox on all devices.

I'm somewhat sad about this development, since I've been a fan (and user) of Firefox for a long time (even before I started using GNU + Linux). Oh well, it's time for a change ...

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