Firefox Quietly Adds Brave's Ad-Blocking Engine to Browser
Mozilla has quietly built Brave's ad-blocking engine into Firefox 149. The company did not announce the change in its release notes, and the feature is currently disabled by default.
Mozilla has quietly integrated Brave's ad-blocking engine called adblock-rust into Firefox version 149. The company made no mention of this addition in the official release notes.
The integration happened through Bugzilla Bug 2013888, according to browser tracking sites. The feature remains disabled by default and appears to be in an experimental phase.
Brave's ad-blocking technology is known for being fast and effective at stopping ads and trackers. By adopting it, Mozilla signals it wants to compete better with browsers that offer built-in ad-blocking.
Some Firefox users are cautiously optimistic about the change, as long as it doesn't interfere with popular ad-blocking extensions like uBlock Origin that many people already use.
The move comes as internet users increasingly demand better privacy protection and faster browsing speeds. Built-in ad-blocking has become a key feature that helps browsers attract and keep users.
This could make Firefox better at blocking ads and trackers that slow down websites and invade your privacy. It shows Mozilla is taking ad-blocking more seriously as users increasingly demand better protection.
Watch for Mozilla to officially announce the feature and enable it by default in future Firefox versions.
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