Mozilla will start blocking Flash in Firefox this August (ZDNet)

From August, Mozilla will begin blocking some Flash content as part of its effort to wean the Firefox browser -- and the web -- off Adobe's Flash Player.

Similar to Google's efforts to demote Flash in Chrome while still supporting it, Mozilla said it will block "certain Flash content that is not essential to the user experience" from August.

Then, at some point in 2017, it will turn Flash off by default in Firefox and require users to click in order activate the plugin. It will also block invisible Flash content.

The Flash browser plugin is a common source of bugs that hackers regularly exploit, occasionally prompting browser-makers to temporarily block Flash. While many security experts tell users to disable or uninstall Flash, some major websites, such as the BBC, still require Flash in order to view video content.
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more: http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-will-start-blocking-flash-in-firefox-this-august/




Just tried to view The Daily Show episodes on Lubuntu Firefox, which *really* doesn't like Adobe Flash. Can't even seem to find a way to install Flash if I wanted to.