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Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, their read-it-later and content discovery app, and Fakespot, their browser extension that analyzes the authenticity of online product reviews. (blog.mozilla.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Here’s what’s happening

Pocket shuts down July 8, 2025

You will no longer be able to download Pocket or purchase a new Pocket Premium subscription from May 22, 2025.

Premium monthly and annual subscriptions will be cancelled automatically. Annual subscribers will receive automatic refunds from July 8, 2025.

Users can export saves anytime until October 8, 2025, after which their data will be permanently deleted.

API users will no longer be able to transact data (read or write) over Pocket’s API from October 8, 2025 and will need to export their data before this date.

For more information, including refund details for Premium annual subscribers and how to export saves, go to our Pocket support article.

Fakespot will begin shutting down on July 1, 2025

You will no longer be able to use the Fakespot extensions, mobile apps, or website from July 1, 2025.

The Fakespot feature within Firefox known as Review Checker will shut down on June 10, 2025.

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[–] deur@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank god. Nobody fucking asked for this shit.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I don't even connect firefox to a Mozilla account.
It's just not required.
I'm better of saving bookmarks and history into tarballs and porting them that way.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Good. 1 spyware gone

[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I have no words for how stupid of an idea this was. Pitching your browser as a privacy-friendly alternative (which few people ever cared about), and then doing the exact opposite thing and integrating a service like this which nobody asked for, and also making it unremovable was just a hilariously stupid move.

Good riddance, but the damage done by this chapter of stupidity is basically irredeemable.