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Internet => Web Browsing & Email => Topic started by: broadstairs on February 15, 2014, 10:37:02 PM

Title: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: broadstairs on February 15, 2014, 10:37:02 PM

On this blog (https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2014/02/11/publisher-transformation-with-users-at-the-center/) it certainly looks like a new Firefox release will start serving up adverts on the new tab page....

Stuart

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: roseway on February 15, 2014, 11:15:26 PM

The day they do that is the day I'll stop using Firefox.

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: burakkucat on February 15, 2014, 11:22:26 PM

It has already started and I have been severely irritated by it!  >:(

However there is a simple configuration option (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/new-tab-page-show-hide-and-customize-top-sites#w_how-do-i-turn-the-new-tab-page-off) which will turn off that nonsense. It has worked for me.  ;)

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If you are concerned about your privacy, you can turn this feature off completely:

   1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.
       * The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise! to continue to the about:config page.
   2. Type browser.newtab.url in the search box.
   3. Double-click the browser.newtab.url preference and change the url from about:newtab to about:blank. Alternately, you can change it to about:home for the Firefox Google home page, or type in your preferred home page, for example google.com.
   4. Click OK and close the about:config tab.

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: roseway on February 16, 2014, 07:42:36 AM

Thanks for that. I see that I already have the option browser.newtabpage.enabled set to false, which I guess is why I don't see the tiled arrangement.

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: kitz on February 16, 2014, 08:01:05 AM

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which is designed to improve the first-time-with-Firefox experience.

Why do these marketing type & hype people use such terminology..   improve and enhance user experience my ass..  they must think we are stoopid. We all know the real reason why they are doing it.  :silly:

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: broadstairs on February 16, 2014, 08:30:41 AM

That config option is why I have not seen it. You can set that value to about:home as well which displays what you have set as your home screen.

Stuart

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: burakkucat on February 16, 2014, 03:16:59 PM

I only saw that nonsense (and was thus severely irritated by it) because I recently had to start Firefox in safe-mode and then perform a total reset . . . reverting the set-up to that of a fresh install (but with the vitals -- saved passwords, bookmarks, etc -- preserved).  :-X

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: tickmike on February 17, 2014, 02:02:08 AM

I do not get any adds ( not as I want any ) :) I use FF 27.0.1
I have not changed anything.
I have 'Flash' set to 'ask to activate' that's useful for stopping a lot of unwanted stuff opening automatically.  ;)

Title: Re: Firefox adverts on new tab page
Post by: burakkucat on February 17, 2014, 02:37:56 AM

I use the ESR version of Firefox that comes as a package with RHEL 6u5 and that is . . .