Summary

  • Pocket, a popular bookmarking tool owned by Mozilla, which allows users to save articles and web pages to read later, is to close on 8 July 2025.
  • Users will have until 8 October 2025 to export any saved content, after which Mozilla will permanently delete user data.
  • Subscribers to the annual plan will receive prorated refunds.
  • The Pocket web extension and app were removed from the Mozilla Store on 22 May 2025, but existing users will still be able to download it until 8 October.
  • Pocket, originally Read It Later, was popular with users for keeping track of articles, recipes and videos.
  • Mozilla also owned Fakespot, a fake reviews detector, but it is also closing due to a lack of sustainability.

By Emma Roth

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