The Mozilla Foundation, the owner of the Mozilla Corporation subsidiary that developed the Firefox browser, has laid off 30% of its staff and closed its public advocacy department, saying it needs to focus on more pressing issues and develop a unified strategy across the organization, due to with the "relentless pressure of changes".

Brandon Borman, head of communications at the Mozilla Foundation, confirmed to TechCrunch that the organization had to take this step to increase its efficiency.

“The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing the team to accelerate efforts to ensure a more inclusive and equitable technology future for all of us. "Unfortunately, that means we're putting some of our traditional projects on hold and eliminating relevant positions to focus on more important issues," the statement said.

At the moment, the company has 120 employees, which was confirmed by a source familiar with the situation. A Mozilla spokesperson did not dispute the data, nor the fact that this is Mozilla's second cut in a year. Previously, the employees of the department developing the popular Firefox browser were fired.

Mozilla includes the Mozilla Corporation, which develops the Firefox browser and other services, and the non-profit foundation that oversees Mozilla's corporate governance structure and sets Firefox policies, focused primarily on protecting privacy and decentralization technologies. , as well as "creating a safer and more transparent online space for everyone."

On October 30, Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Nabiha Syed confirmed in an email to employees the closure of the foundation's two main divisions: Advocacy and Global Programs. "Our mission at Mozilla is more important today than ever," Syed wrote. "We are under constant pressure to change in technology and other areas, and the idea of ​​putting people before profit seems increasingly radical to us."