July 13th, 2024

Mozilla's Ad-Targeting Guidelines

Mozilla's ad-targeting guidelines prioritize user privacy by prohibiting intrusive tactics and promoting privacy-conscious practices. Approved tactics include contextual, device, OS, geographic, daypart, browser, version, and demographic targeting to enhance user experiences.

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Mozilla's Ad-Targeting Guidelines

Mozilla's ad-targeting guidelines prioritize user privacy in their marketing efforts. Prohibited tactics include site retargeting, impression retargeting, cross-device targeting, and using Mozilla's 1st-party data for look-a-like targets. Approved tactics encompass contextual targeting, device targeting, OS targeting, geographic targeting, daypart targeting, browser & browser version targeting, and demographic/audience targeting. These guidelines aim to ensure that agencies working with Mozilla adhere to privacy-conscious practices and enhance user experiences online. Mozilla emphasizes the importance of respecting user privacy and avoiding intrusive targeting tactics while still allowing for effective and relevant advertising strategies. The guidelines provide a framework for agencies to align their marketing efforts with Mozilla's commitment to privacy and user-centric practices.

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By @spdustin - 5 months
I'm concerned that readers are getting the wrong idea. This seems to be guidelines for agencies placing ads on behalf of Mozilla. As in, if Mozilla contracts with Acme Ads to run a campaign, Acme can't do retargeting, etc.
By @justinclift - 5 months
Wonder if the non-profit part of Mozilla can have their non-profit status revoked due to the newfound embrace of advertising?
By @bdjsiqoocwk - 5 months
Fuck my life.

My Internet experience has been mostly good because I run Firefox with ublock origin.

What now?