{"id":79439,"date":"2025-05-30T07:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=79439"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:52:27","slug":"sxsw-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/news\/sxsw-london\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you don\u2019t choose your browser? Let\u2019s talk about it at SXSW London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Portrait of a woman in glasses and a floral shirt under a blazer, next to the SXSW London logo on a bright pink background.\" class=\"wp-image-79441\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people use whatever browser comes pre-installed. But your browser default shapes your online experience more than you realize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At SXSW London, we\u2019re asking: <strong>What does real choice look like on today\u2019s internet, and who\u2019s still building for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this live conversation, Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers will share how AI-powered feeds, platform lock-in, and in-app browsers are subtly limiting discovery and agency online. She\u2019ll share why Mozilla continues to build outside dominant ecosystems; how Firefox is designed to put people, not profit, first; and what it takes to stay mission-aligned in an industry that rewards scale over values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come join the conversation on <strong>Thursday, June 5 at 3:20 p.m.<\/strong> at <strong>Shoreditch Electric <\/strong>as part of the <strong>2050: Future-Thinking track<\/strong> at <strong>SXSW London<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxswlondon.com\/session\/why-the-future-of-the-web-depends-on-choice-ae9f3a05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add the session to your SXSW schedule<\/a> (and bring your big question!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people use whatever browser comes pre-installed. But your browser default shapes your online experience more than you realize. 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