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Mozilla is shutting down its read-it-later app Pocket

Mozilla is shutting down the read-it-later service Pocket in July, but you'll have until October to download any articles you've saved.

Mozilla says it's phasing out Pocket and Fakespot, its browser extension for vetting product reviews, in an attempt "to be intentional about where we invest our time and resources" as the company continues to support Firefox. Mozilla acquired Fakespot in 2023 "to help people navigate unreliable product reviews using AI and privacy-first tech," but the company says that "while the idea resonated, it didn’t fit a model we could sustain." With Pocket out of the picture, the best alternatives are Instapaper, which got a new lease on life when it bought itself from Pinterest in 2018 and Readwise Reader, which combines read-it-later features and the ability to review eBook highlights in the same app.

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