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The Copy link to highlight Google Chrome feature generates links that look like this:

https://example.com/#:~:text=Example

so that when a user clicks on the link above, the page opens, scrolls forward if necessary, and then highlights the text "Example". These generated links also work in Microsoft Edge 95, but not in Firefox 94.

Where can I find information on why this feature is not yet implemented in Firefox?

Nothing shows up when searching for "Copy link to highlight" on ideas@mozilla, nor on Firefox's Bugzilla

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Why was this feature not implemented in Firefox?

That is a question that Firefox's developers will answer better than any of us (unless one of them is a member here).

Before being a part of a feature of Chrome browser, it was an extension of the browser as stated here

First launched as a browser extension called Link to Text Fragment last year, Google has now added the feature within Chrome itself.

Link to Text Fragment was introduced last year (2020) by Google. I even gave an answer mentioning it. It's open source and a version exists for Firefox (I know you didn't ask for it).

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