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		giantrobot on Feb 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did Mozilla remove XUL add-ons? (2020) I was partial to Flock, another XUL browser. It integrated a bunch of of social media APIs of the day in interesting ways.

thakoppno on Feb 11, 2023 [–]

I remember Flock fondly. Any recall why it didn’t work out? Did Firefox’s ascendency stall out Flock?

giantrobot on Feb 11, 2023 | [–]

I think it sputtered out from lack of uptake and social media public APIs dying off and social media trending towards silos and walled gardens.

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