Mozilla in 2012
2012 was an incredible year for Mozilla. We mobilized. We did a better job than I have ever seen us do identifying the places where we needed to have impact, and then we focused and delivered. There’s a lot for [...]
Posts in “Around the Web”
Why is ITU Governance of the Internet a Bad Idea?
We, along with many other Internet denizens, have serious concerns about the World Congress on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12), which the International Telecommunications Union will convene today in Dubai. Our concerns stem from the core belief that openness, innovation, and opportunity [...]
Is the Pending German Copyright Bill Good or Bad for the Web?
A new copyright bill pending approval by the German Parliament would require search engines and other commercial actors to pay a license for using headlines or short snippets from their articles. The publishers essentially want a piece of the revenue [...]
Join The Firefox Challenge This Holiday Season
We’re excited to announce the launch of the second annual Firefox Challenge, a competition to raise awareness and funds for charitable causes. Mozilla builds products, like Firefox, that put users in control of their online experience and shape the future [...]
Firefox Introduces New Social API and Previews Integration with Facebook
Firefox releases a new Social API and a preview of the first social integration with Facebook Messenger for Firefox. Much like the OpenSearch standard, Mozilla’s new Social API lets social services integrate into Firefox in a compelling way and makes [...]
Building a Big Tent for Teaching the Web
Mozilla, Nesta and Nominet Trust announce new digital literacy partnership in the UK Today, on the eve of the Mozilla Festival in London, Mozilla is proud to announce a new partnership aimed at spreading digital literacy in the UK. [...]
Firefox Add-ons Cross More Than 3 Billion Downloads!
We are excited to announce that we just crossed more than 3 billion downloads* of Firefox Add-ons! That’s almost half of the world’s population and more than the number of people on the Internet today. Mozilla introduced add-ons to the [...]
Customize Firefox to Show Support for Your Country
Mozilla Firefox is a global community of passionate people working together to make the Web better. This summer, athletes from around the world are coming together to support and represent their countries in a global competition. To celebrate the spirit [...]
Mozilla Testifies at US Senate Commerce Hearing on Do Not Track
On Thursday, Mozilla participated in the US Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Do Not Track. The purpose of the hearing was to explore whether voluntary self-regulation efforts of the ad industry are sufficient to negate the need for legislative action. [...]
Windows on ARM Users Need Browser Choice Too
For the past eight years, users and developers have enjoyed a Windows platform environment that offered users a choice of browsers to navigate their digital lives. It wasn’t always that way. Prior to the launch of Firefox in 2004, there [...]