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Mozilla to Shut Down Pocket and Fakespot as Focus Shifts to Firefox

The company has set clear timelines for service discontinuation and data export as it reallocates resources toward AI-powered browser features.

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Overview

  • Pocket will cease operations on July 8, 2025, with users able to export saved data until October 8, 2025, before permanent deletion.
  • Fakespot's Firefox Review Checker will shut down on June 10, 2025, and its browser extensions, apps, and website will stop functioning on July 1, 2025.
  • Existing Pocket Premium subscriptions will be canceled automatically, with prorated refunds issued starting July 8, 2025.
  • Mozilla cites evolving web usage patterns and plans to invest in AI-driven browser features like vertical tabs and smart search as reasons for the closures.
  • Pocket, originally launched in 2007 and acquired by Mozilla in 2017, has been removed from app stores and is no longer accepting new subscriptions.