{"id":123279,"date":"2025-05-22T19:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123279\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:07:08","slug":"mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123279\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/future-of-pocket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organization announced<\/a> that Pocket will stop working on July 8th, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/future-of-pocket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as Mozilla begins concentrating<\/a> its \u201cresources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Following the shutdown, you\u2019ll only be able <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/exporting-your-pocket-list?_gl=1*6kszl2*_ga*OTE2MjI5MTExLjE3Mzc1NzU5NzU.*_ga_X4N05QV93S*czE3NDc5MzQwMzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzQ3OTM0MzU4JGowJGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to export saves<\/a> until October 8th, 2025, which is when Mozilla will permanently delete user data. Mozilla says it will start automatically canceling subscriptions as well, and will issue prorated refunds to users subscribed to its annual plan on July 8th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">It has also taken down the Pocket web extension and app as of May 22nd, 2025, but users who have already installed the app will be able to re-download it until October 8th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Mozilla says it\u2019s shuttering Pocket because \u201cthe way people save and consume content on the web has evolved.\u201d Pocket\u2019s email newsletter, called Pocket Hits, will continue under a new name, \u201cTen Tabs,\u201d but it will no longer have a weekend edition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">In addition to shutting down Pocket, Mozilla is also sunsetting its fake reviews detector, Fakespot. \u201cWe acquired Fakespot in 2023 to help people navigate unreliable product reviews using AI and privacy-first tech,\u201d Mozilla says. \u201cWhile the idea resonated, it didn\u2019t fit a model we could sustain.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/10\/11\/23912457\/firefox-review-checker-fakespot-feature-test-experiment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review Checker, the Fakespot-powered<\/a> tool built into Firefox, is shutting down on June 10th, 2025, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201dThis shift allows us to shape the next era of the internet \u2014 with tools like vertical tabs, smart search and more AI-powered features on the way,\u201d Mozilla says. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to build a browser that works harder for you: more personal, more powerful and still proudly independent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. 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