[rlaabs]

Unfortunately it seems like I was one of "small percentage of Firefox users" this feature is being tested on.

Contrary to what the article claims, there was no way to disable this feature from the menu: it wasn't possible to uncheck the 'Sponsored Top Sites' button.

I had search for 'sponsor' settings in 'about:config' to disable it. Sadly, I don't think most users will be able to figure this out.

I'm seriously reconsidering moving away from Firefox, or at the very least no longer recommending it to non-technical users

[Kinrany]

I had Yandex as a sponsored website when I installed Firefox. The process of removal did seem unnecessarily obfuscated, but I only had to spend like five minutes on it.

[cookie_monsta]

I found the setting by following FF's instructions and turned it off. Took about 5 seconds, I guess a minute total including searching for how to do it.

[thrwn_frthr_awy]

Do you know if your data was shared with advertisers before you were able to turn it off?

[cookie_monsta]

Of course I know that. What a strange question.

[ylyn]

GP is not literally asking if you know. They are asking you if your data was shared or not.

[cookie_monsta]

Well, that makes it an even stranger question. Why ask one thing if what you want to know is something else?

[thrwn_frthr_awy]

I'm sorry my question wasn't clear, but I was not trying to ask one thing and know something else. I will try and restate my question.

Were you given an opportunity to disable the sponsored top sites before they were first loaded and your data sent to advertisers?