Firefox will block nonessential Flash content in August 2016, require click-to-activate in 2017

Mozilla today outlined its plans for supporting Flash in Firefox. The company’s browser will block Flash content “that is not essential to the user experience” starting in August 2016 — meaning Firefox 48 and up, as we’re currently on version 47. Starting sometime in 2017 (so not before Firefox 51), Mozilla’s browser will require click-to-activate approval from users before a website activates the Flash plugin for any content.
This is similar to how Google and