For direct URLs to downloads , I guess Mozilla would have to implement an API for intercepting download manager requests and handling them elsewhere . That ' s the problem with webextensions , of course Mozilla has to design secure and performant APIs for literally everything an Addon can do . <| sep |> They also bring in cheaply made stock that they can sell cheap especially for Black Friday and the Christmas sales . For example we go a TV from a well known chain supposedly made by a well known brand a couple of years back , it lasted 3 months . It turned out that the brand allowed the TVs to be made cheaply by another company in china under licence just for this particular retailer . Basically the shitty own brand stuff you bought 10 years ago now has a well know brand name on and is sold as discounted .