Bad Idea Mozilla...Ads coming to Firefox browser

Ads are coming to Mozilla's Firefox browser.

The company today announced that it is experimenting with something known as Directory Tiles, which will display ads in new, blank tabs.

Right now, new users who open the Firefox browser see nine blank boxes (pictured below). As they use Firefox, those boxes are populated with quick links to the sites they visit most. Going forward, those boxes will display a mix of Mozilla-recommended sites as well as paid ads.

"The sponsored tiles will be clearly labeled as such, while still leading to content we think users will enjoy," Darren Herman, Mozilla's vice president of content services, wrote in a blog post.

"We are excited about Directory Tiles because it has inherent value to our users, it aligns with our vision of a better Internet through trust and transparency, and it helps Mozilla become more diversified and sustainable as a project," Herman said.

Full details are still being worked out and ads have not yet begun showing up. Herman said Mozilla will "start showing Directory Tiles to new Firefox users as soon as we have the user experience right."

It's such a bad idea.....smh