In the beginning the web was simple, connected,
open, safe.
Designed as a force for good
it would become something far greater
a living, breathing ecosystem
in service of humanity
a public resource for innovation
and opportunity
a place to build your DREAMS
But in those early days,
like any ecosystem,
the web needed nurturing.
As it grew, users faced new challenges.
Popups. Viruses.
A lack of choice.
Walled gardens of content.
The web was fraying.
it was slow, complicated, scary.
Users began to ask...
is this it?
or could the web be something BETTER?
A small group of people
coders, designers, idealists
believed it could.
They had an audacious idea.
That a tiny non-profit and a global community
could build something better
and force new ideas and innovation on to the Web.
They called it the Mozilla Project.
They began by making a new kind of Web browser.
What we know today as Firefox.
And they made it a non-profit,
so it would always put the people who use the web first.
more than software, it was a platform that
anyone could use to build on their ideas.
The nuisances diminished.
The foundations of the Web we know today
began to appear
the Web became a place where you can build almost
anything you imagine
As the web grew,
our relationship to it changed
Mobile devices let us take it anywhere, and everywhere
We live in apps as well as browsers
Now the web faces new challenges:
closed platforms, privacy leaks, short-sighted government legislation,
closed communities, limited choices...
Our personal data is tracked everywhere we go, users are losing control...
but it doesn't HAVE to be this way.
Mozilla and Firefox exist to help people everywhere protect the Web we love,
and to stand up for users in a world where choice and control are too often at risk.
With Firefox Mobile and Firefox OS, Mozilla is making the web open and accessible for all.
A place for innovation and creativity, and we're going beyond software...
We're helping to build a generation of Webmakers,
helping millions move from using the Web, to making the Web,
learning together in a global community.
And we're mobilizing people everywhere to fight for what matters to them on the Web:
privacy, user choice, freedom, the chance to build the Web we want, together.
We believe the Web is the place where everyone can come to build their dreams.
You can help us build new products and programs,
Protect the Web & grow Mozilla, because the Web is too VALUABLE NOT TO.
join us
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