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Firefox’s new ad tries to remind you of a time before the internet sucked.

The Verge •
October 25, 2026 • 02:13 PM
• By Terrence O'Brien
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Let’s travel back to when memes were new, anyone could get their 15 minutes with a silly dance, and the amount of data tech companies collected about you was slightly less creepy. Mozilla reunited some of the biggest names in late ‘aughts memedom for its “come back to Firefox” campaign. [Media: https://youtu.be/E2AoYIKwJqM]

Firefox’s new ad tries to remind you of a time before the internet sucked.

Let’s travel back to when memes were new, anyone could get their 15 minutes with a silly dance, and the amount of data tech companies collected about you was slightly less creepy. Mozilla reunited some of the biggest names in late ‘aughts memedom for its “ come back to Firefox ” campaign.

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