Mozilla teases ad-free news subscription for $5

For now the company is just running a survey that seems to be gauging interest and it remains unclear by when the service would be launched.

In June, a top Mozilla executive revealed that the company intended to start offering subscription services inside of Firefox this October. (REUTERS)

Mozilla, the maker of Open Source browser Firefox, is teasing an ad-free news subscription service for $5 per month, offering ad-free browsing, audio readouts and cross-platform syncing of news articles from multiple websites.

For now the company is just running a survey that seems to be gauging interest and it remains unclear by when the service would be launched.

Previously, Mozilla had mentioned its plans of bringing a partnership-based subscription service with a news subscription start-up called Scroll, The Verge reported on Friday.

Scroll is still in beta and has not yet opened sign-ups, but the company claims to offer ad-free access to a variety of websites including BuzzFeed, Slate, Gizmodo Media Group properties and Vox Media sites.

In June, a top Mozilla executive revealed that the company intended to start offering subscription services inside of Firefox this October. The company has already been testing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service since 2018.

Apple is also attempting to establish its news subscription service called "Apple News Plus" that costs $10 per month, to offer people access to a wide variety of news. However, despite Apple's global reach, the service adoption has been slow.