extensions.pocket.enabled as false should turn off Recommended by pocket on new tab page
Categories
(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect)
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People
(Reporter: mte90net, Unassigned)
Details
I have extensions.pocket.enabled as false since years but now on Nightly there is this new feature in the about:home that shows various suggestions.
I don't want it and the link is pointing to a page that explain that feature but not how to disable it.
Seems that a similar issue happened 6 years ago https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396336
Hi there, there's a gear icon in the upper corner of about:home where you can toggle Pocket suggestions off. There's also a knowledgebase article here with additional instructions to hide the New Tab Pocket suggestions. Thanks for raising this concern!
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Comment 2•1 year ago
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Well this doesn't resolve the issue.
If I disable globally Pocket this option should be used also for this, otherwise doesn't make sense.
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Comment 3•1 year ago
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So reading on https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-re-enable-pocket-for-firefox#w_disable-save-to-pocket-for-firefox says that the global variable is not used in the Home page, so it is an exception.
I think that is a dark pattern to enforce everyone also if is not interested in pocket to have it, and that move is not very good especially if we are talking about Mozilla and not some competitor that doesn't value the users will.
I have to check the Mozilla Manifesto to see if it is something that is "allowed"...
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