http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/01/firefox-starts-testing-sponsored-stories-in-browser-tabs/
First time I see this will be enough to finally push me to another browser.
This just can't be good.
Bummer. I'm avid FF user, but agreed Brad, that can't be good.
BIG BUMMER
I was surprised to see this when FF updated, but honestly, I hardly ever see it.
I create a "dashboard" which is a local HTML file saved to Dropbox or similar that I set, on all machines, as my home page. Way better than bookmarks. When I open a new tab, I go to my dashboard and click on what I want or do a search. So far, I've barely noticed the stories injected in the new tabs.
To be fair
1. I don't use FF all that much
2. It's the only browser where I still have Pocket installed and Pocket fills the new tab with stories, some of them sponsored. So this is not a change I would be likely to notice (in fact, I though Pocket was mixing sponsored stories in with my "recently visited" thumbnail, but I guess it's FF... or possibly I just haven't actually seen it yet)