Mozilla’s Firefox is joining the list of web browsers that are giving Flash the cold shoulder as Mozilla announces that it will be gradually phasing out Flash in its browser.
Starting in August, Firefox will begin blocking certain Flash content that is not essential to the user experience, while continuing to support legacy Flash content. Mozilla expects this action to result in enhanced security, improved battery life, faster page load, and better browser responsiveness for users who browse the internet on Firefox.
Mozilla’s plan to phase out Flash doesn’t end there however, as the company highlights that they aim to make Flash a click-to-activate feature, akin to what Apple is doing with its Safari browser. Apart from Flash, Mozilla has also announced that they intend to drop support for all Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) plugins by March 2017. The company has also warned that support for Silverlight and Java will end in early 2018, giving users more time to transition from those plugins.
Source: Mozilla