https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1338004
So not in reaction to Chrome.
In fact, the first attempt for this was almost a decade ago (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446591)
It's a decade to decide this is worth doing, which is reasonable given that there's also a "good enough" solution out there; Selenium.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1338004
So not in reaction to Chrome.
In fact, the first attempt for this was almost a decade ago (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446591)