Mozilla holds Translation Experiment 1% of Firefox users to use the default search system Microsoft Bing (change applies only for new settings, the existing settings do not change). The experiment began on September 6 and will last until the end of January 2022. For users who prefer other search engines, in Settings Posses Selection of search engines to your taste.
Recall that in the English-language assembly of Firefox by default is offered Google, in Russian-language and Turkish – Yandex, and in assemblies for China – Baidu. With the default search engines enclosed by the PRESENTS on the payment of deductions for transitions that bring the lion’s share of Mozilla revenue. For example, in 2019, the share of Mozilla’s revenues from collaboration with search engines was 88%. Movement with Google Property Transfer is about $ 400 million a year. In 2020, this transaction was extended until August 2023, but further cooperation is in question, so Mozilla prepares the ground for changing the main search partner.