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		taneq on Feb 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Total Cookie Protection Did this update also re-enable sponsored links on new tabs? They just popped up on all of my computers. Mostly I think Firefox is great but things like this annoy me.

Nicksil on Feb 23, 2021 [–]

I caught this as well. Fixed it by deselecting "Sponsored Top Sites" option from within Options > Home > Firefox Home Content > Top Sites.

Even though I had "Top Sites" already deselected, I had to temporarily select that options in order to deselect the "Sponsored Top Sites" option.

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