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[Solved] Firefox 148: how to completely disable the weather stuff? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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I just updated to Firefox 148. Very happy to see the "AI kill switch" in the settings. One thing that bothers me, though, is the new "Do you want to see the weather for your location?". And even more bothering are the answer alternatives:

"Not now"
"Yes"

well how about adding a "No, never"?

Does anyone know which settings to modify to eliminate this weather stuff altogether? Cheers!

Edit: Searching for "weath" in about:config brings up a set of options, many of which can be set to false. But I'm happy if anyone here has extra tips or advice.

Edit 2: According to some replies, this is something that's been there before v148. Useful tip from a reply: see the "edit" button on the bottom right of Firefox's about:home page.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh look, more things nobody asked for stuffed into Firefox.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 13 points 6 days ago

I don't mind the option to see the weather on a new tab, but it's sponsored content (literally coming from a service that is paying Mozilla money to be included there), and you have no control over which service it uses...

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I assume this is appearing on your home screen, i.e. when you open a new otherwise blank tab?

This is accessible via the edit button at the bottom right.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

Yes! – so many thanks, I've never seen that button! 🙏 This is the first time I received this "weather" question. Yet I always start from a blank page.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why is firefox enshittifying when it isn't publically traded

[–] XLE@piefed.social 7 points 6 days ago

It's an easy cash grab: They get paid under the table to connect to these services. They're doing it with the weather provider here. They did it with Perplexity AI and Ecosia for search. They probably did it with the providers in the AI sidebar.

For all their blather about choice, Mozilla only presents you with options that align with their pocketbook.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

never seen this. where is it?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

First time I've seen this too, but apparently it's been there from previous versions. See dual_sport_dork's reply.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 6 days ago

oh i changed the "new tab" page to about:blank in firefox 4. no wonder i haven't seen any of this.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Where do you see this? I recently updated to Firefox 148, I'd already disabled the weather from the Settings screen, and I haven't run into it.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Probably that's why. I have never seen any weather-related messages or options before, wonder why they appeared only with v148 for me...

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Where on the screen was it? Top left or top right, perhaps?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

The weather question was on the top right (Firefox for desktop, Kubuntu).