| ▲ | rrr_oh_man 2 hours ago | |
Mr Robot? What? | ||
| ▲ | safeimp 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/15/mozillas-mr-robot-promo-ba... > If you’re a Firefox user, you may have noticed a weird new extension that suddenly showed up in your browser this week. > The extension is called “Looking Glass 1.0.3” and this is its description: MY REALITY IS JUST DIFFERENT FROM YOURS. Now that sounds ominous. It’s really not, though. It’s a promotional campaign between Firefox and the TV series Mr. Robot that brings an alternate reality game to your browser. This must have sounded like a great idea when somebody pitched it to Mozilla, but the backlash has been fierce. | ||
| ▲ | embedding-shape 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Besides the other sources, here's the HN discussion at the time: "Unknown Mozilla dev addon "Looking Glass 1.0.3" on browser" - 757 points - Dec 15, 2017 - 515 comments - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15931730 | ||
| ▲ | pebble 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
In 2017 Mozilla silently installed an extension promoting the TV show in everyone's Firefox. | ||