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Adobe has announced they will "stop distributing and updating Flash Player after December 31, 2020" What does this mean for Firefox?

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Adobe has announced they will "stop distributing and updating Flash Player after December 31, 2020" What does this mean for Firefox?

Adobe has announced they will "stop distributing and updating Flash Player after December 31, 2020" What does this mean for Firefox?

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Websites will have to migrate existing Flash content and functionality to HTML and JavaScript once Adobe will stop supporting Flash with security updates and all browsers stop supporting Flash. Adobe will not issue Flash Player updates or security patches after the end of life date.

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Websites will have to migrate existing Flash content and functionality to HTML and JavaScript once Adobe will stop supporting Flash with security updates and all browsers stop supporting Flash. Adobe will not issue Flash Player updates or security patches after the end of life date.