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Are donations to the Mozilla Foundation via the in-Firefox donation drive used to fund Firefox development

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When I opened Firefox[^1] today I was greeted with a "Donate to Mozilla Foundation" page open, with the message:

"You power Firefox. Now donate to make good tech the default.

Mozilla Foundation — the non-profit behind Firefox — is building a future where technology serves people, not power.

Your donation to Mozilla Foundation keeps the internet open, private, and built for people. Donate today to make good on the promise of the internet."

Does this message mean that Donations to the Mozilla Foundation now fund Firefox development? As I understand it, previously donations were not allowed to be used by the Mozilla Corporation, which actually develops Firefox. I'd love to donate to fund Firefox development, as I feel it is a critically important open source project.

[^1]: 145.0.2 from the Mozilla Debian repository.

When I opened Firefox[^1] today I was greeted with a [https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/welcome/26/ "Donate to Mozilla Foundation" page] open, with the message: "'''You power Firefox. Now donate to make good tech the default.''' Mozilla Foundation — the non-profit behind Firefox — is building a future where technology serves people, not power. Your donation to Mozilla Foundation keeps the internet open, private, and built for people. Donate today to make good on the promise of the internet." Does this message mean that Donations to the Mozilla Foundation now fund Firefox development? As I understand it, previously donations were not allowed to be used by the Mozilla Corporation, which actually develops Firefox. I'd love to donate to fund Firefox development, as I feel it is a critically important open source project. [^1]: 145.0.2 from the Mozilla Debian repository.
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I don't think anything has changed in this matter.

To directly donate Firefox it's better to buy any premium service like VPN or Relay.

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I don't think anything has changed in this matter.

To directly donate Firefox it's better to buy any premium service like VPN or Relay.

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