Why does Firefox home content always links ot pay walls?

And no, I am not talking about the sponsored "shortcuts".

Hi. You don't have to have the news/stories links at all, or am I not understanding correctly ??

I have no such issue and Windows, Linux and Andrioid

And no, I am not talking about the sponsored "shortcuts".

I agree 100% and I can't stand it... You'd think these clowns would be capable of even making a script that checks if there's a paywall on a site before sharing with all of us.... but we know the reality is that they dont give a flying fork, because they get paid for each unique hit. It's disgusting... and pathetic.

Hi. You don't have to have the news/stories links at all, or am I not understanding correctly ?? I have no such issue and Windows, Linux and Andrioid

he's talking about the fact that on the news/stories page, most of them you click to read the article and its blocked by a paywall or subscription of some sort to read the article. I (assuming him as well) keep reporting these articles and it doesnt seem to stop, they just keep coming. You'd think these guys would be capable of a simple script to open these websites and detect if a pay-wall or subscription-wall prevents access. But obviously they don't care, because those unique hits earn them money.

Hi drakenz,

Please note that to keep the quality bar for recommended stories, Firefox can recommend soft-paywalled articles (from publishers that allow you to read a number of articles for free before asking to sign in / subscribe), as opposed to hard-paywalled ones (which cannot be read for free at all, and therefore should not be recommended). To learn more, please see Recommended stories on the Firefox New Tab page - FAQ.

Please also refrain from attacks towards anyone here, including Firefox developers. See Mozilla Support rules and guidelines for more details.