diff --git a/configs/common/mozconfig b/configs/common/mozconfig
index 364464cd..02fcdc3b 100644
--- a/configs/common/mozconfig
+++ b/configs/common/mozconfig
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ mk_add_options MOZ_DATA_REPORTING=
 mk_add_options MOZ_SERVICES_HEALTHREPORT=
 mk_add_options MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=
 
+ac_add_options MOZ_DATA_REPORTING=
+ac_add_options MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=
+
 # Allow loading unsigned extensions
 export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=
 mk_add_options MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=
diff --git a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
index 8d3d824e..c960c391 100644
--- a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
+++ b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ pref('browser.download.open_pdf_attachments_inline', true);
 pref('browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel', false);
 
 // Tracking protection
-pref("urlclassifier.trackingSkipURLs", "*.reddit.com, *.x.com, *.twimg.com, *.tiktok.com");
-pref("urlclassifier.features.socialtracking.skipURLs", "*.instagram.com, *.x.com, *.twimg.com");
-pref("network.cookie.sameSite.noneRequiresSecure", true);
 pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
 pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
 
diff --git a/src/zen/common/ZenUIManager.mjs b/src/zen/common/ZenUIManager.mjs
index 19b32702..0afb0ca0 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/ZenUIManager.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/common/ZenUIManager.mjs
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ var gZenVerticalTabsManager = {
       try {
         gURLBar.zenUpdateLayoutBreakout();
       } catch (e) {
-        console.error(e);
+        console.warn(e);
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/zen/tabs/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs b/src/zen/tabs/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
index 118dc55b..af7998c4 100644
--- a/src/zen/tabs/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/tabs/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
@@ -1008,7 +1008,9 @@
       if (!pin) {
         return;
       }
-      if (pin.url === 'about:blank' && tab.linkedBrowser.currentURI.spec !== 'about:blank') {
+      tab._recalculateAfterPinning = true;
+      if ((pin.url === 'about:blank' && tab.linkedBrowser.currentURI.spec !== 'about:blank') || tab._recalculateAfterPinning) {
+        delete tab._recalculateAfterPinning;
         await this.replacePinnedUrlWithCurrent(tab);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/zen/welcome/ZenWelcome.mjs b/src/zen/welcome/ZenWelcome.mjs
index 8f0e188b..cc81a4a5 100644
--- a/src/zen/welcome/ZenWelcome.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/welcome/ZenWelcome.mjs
@@ -43,12 +43,19 @@
   }
 
   function openInitialPinTab() {
-    const tabs = ['https://reddit.com/r/zen_browser', 'https://x.com/zen_browser'];
-    for (const url of tabs) {
-      const tab = window.gBrowser.addTrustedTab(url, {
+    const tabs = [
+      ['https://reddit.com/r/zen_browser', 'Zen on Reddit', 'https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/reddit.png'],
+      ['https://x.com/zen_browser', 'Zen on Twitter', 'https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/twitter.ico'],
+    ];
+    for (const site of tabs) {
+      const tab = window.gBrowser.addTrustedTab(site[0], {
         inBackground: true,
         skipAnimation: true,
+        createLazyBrowser: true,
+        lazyTabTitle: site[1],
       });
+      gBrowser.setIcon(tab, site[2], site[2], Services.scriptSecurityManager.getSystemPrincipal());
+      tab._recalculateAfterPinning = true;
       _tabsToPin.push(tab);
     }
   }
@@ -210,6 +217,7 @@
         gBrowser.pinTab(tab);
       }
       for (const tab of _tabsToPinEssentials) {
+        tab._recalculateAfterPinning = true;
         gZenPinnedTabManager.addToEssentials(tab);
       }
     }
@@ -329,42 +337,42 @@
                   <html:div></html:div>
                 </hbox>
                 <html:div id="zen-welcome-initial-essentials-browser-sidebar-essentials">
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://web.whatsapp.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://web.whatsapp.com/favicon.ico');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://obsidian.md" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/obsidian.ico');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://discord.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=discord.com');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://discord.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/discord.png');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://trello.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://trello.com/favicon.ico');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://trello.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/trello.ico');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://slack.com/" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/marketing/img/meta/favicon-32.png');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://slack.com/" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/slack.png');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://github.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon-dark.png');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://github.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/github.png');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://twitter.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://abs.twimg.com/favicons/twitter.ico');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://twitter.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/twitter.ico');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://notion.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://www.notion.so/front-static/favicon.ico');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://notion.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/notion.ico');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
                   </html:div>
-                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" visuallyselected="" data-url="https://calendar.google.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://calendar.google.com/googlecalendar/images/favicons_2020q4/calendar_6.ico');">
+                  <html:div class="tabbrowser-tab" fadein="" data-url="https://calendar.google.com" style="--zen-tab-icon: url('https://private-cdn.zen-browser.app/calendar.ico');">
                     <stack class="tab-stack">
                       <html:div class="tab-background"></html:div>
                     </stack>
@@ -400,7 +408,15 @@
             const url = tab.getAttribute('data-url');
             const createdTab = window.gBrowser.addTrustedTab(url, {
               inBackground: true,
+              skipAnimation: true,
+              createLazyBrowser: true,
             });
+            gBrowser.setIcon(
+              createdTab,
+              tab.style.getPropertyValue('--zen-tab-icon'),
+              tab.style.getPropertyValue('--zen-tab-icon'),
+              Services.scriptSecurityManager.getSystemPrincipal()
+            );
             _tabsToPinEssentials.push(createdTab);
           }
           openInitialPinTab();