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minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up353arrow-down15·1 month agoLiterally nothing will get me to use this crypto scam of a browser.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down81·1 month agoI’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature
minus-squarepotustheplant@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·1 month agoThat sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoBrave was found to inject crypto referral links into your clicks url auto complete. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down13·1 month agoThey kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.
minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up108arrow-down8·1 month agoThe fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn’t opt in though…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down2·1 month agoAlso, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·1 month agoSure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoUh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in It never replaced ads in websites afaik
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agohttps://ads.brave.com/ They’re not actively replacing elements on a web page, but they’re still getting paid to show you ads and you can opt in for some crypto nonsense.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·edit-21 month agoSure, so? It’s still opt-in, and by default it sends the generated crypto money to creators and websites you visit If you don’t like it, don’t enable it? They’re pretty transparent about how it works overall They have pretty much abandoned this feature anyways
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 month agoIt’s opt-in for now, how many times do we have to play this game? I’ll keep using Firefox with uBo to actually block ads instead of a browser that’s running its own ad delivery system.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoIt’s also just another flavor of chromium so it still helps Google maintain their monopoly. Anyone trying to de-google needs to be using Firefox.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoPeter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project. That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-21 month agoSure, that sucks, but the product is good You can’t always agree with everyone
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down48·edit-21 month agodeleted by creator
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down1·1 month agoThat’s saying that he left Mozilla for that. He’s still CEO of Brave
minus-squareoverload@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoCan’t believe this poor reading comprehension is getting upvoted.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoWhat’s amazing is they proved themselves wrong in their own post, thinking they proved themselves right. It’s actually impressive.
minus-squareoverload@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYou don’t see it everyday that’s for sure.
minus-squarearcterus@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoTbh kinda explains why they use Brave
minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 month agoHe left Mozilla (chased out because he’s a homophobe) and went on to found Brave, where he still remains
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoAh, thank you for the clarification.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoDid you even read the text you shared? It just says he left mozilla.
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 month agoI did, just made a mistake. Thank you and have a pleasant afternoon.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agowow why is this getting downvotes for admitting a mistake?
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·1 month agoNot interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant. It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month ago it’s bad enough. This is debatable. i find some that people hate on AI and crypto regardless of it’s implementation
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI’m as crypto bro as they come. Fuck Brave, BAT is a pay-to-surf scam.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·1 month agoExactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason Just massively spreading misinformation
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoExistent** It’s fine as a browser and it does a good job at syncing across devices. Still my chrome based browser of choice.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoHow mich actual difference (minus the crypto) is there to base-chromium? Afaik chromium is capable pf being a browser. Does that also have syncing or is it not capable of that?
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoHonestly not sure. I haven’t done a side by side with plain old chromium in years.
minus-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOn iOS it’s one of very few browsers that has good adblocking built in
minus-squarealk@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·1 month agoIt’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.
Literally nothing will get me to use this crypto scam of a browser.
I’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature
That you know of
That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
Brave was found to inject crypto referral links into your
clicksurl auto complete.https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete
They kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.
The fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn’t opt in though…
Also, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
Uh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in
It never replaced ads in websites afaik
https://ads.brave.com/
They’re not actively replacing elements on a web page, but they’re still getting paid to show you ads and you can opt in for some crypto nonsense.
Sure, so? It’s still opt-in, and by default it sends the generated crypto money to creators and websites you visit
If you don’t like it, don’t enable it? They’re pretty transparent about how it works overall
They have pretty much abandoned this feature anyways
It’s opt-in for now, how many times do we have to play this game?
I’ll keep using Firefox with uBo to actually block ads instead of a browser that’s running its own ad delivery system.
It’s also just another flavor of chromium so it still helps Google maintain their monopoly.
Anyone trying to de-google needs to be using Firefox.
Peter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project.
That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’
Sure, that sucks, but the product is good
You can’t always agree with everyone
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That’s saying that he left Mozilla for that. He’s still CEO of Brave
Can’t believe this poor reading comprehension is getting upvoted.
What’s amazing is they proved themselves wrong in their own post, thinking they proved themselves right. It’s actually impressive.
You don’t see it everyday that’s for sure.
Tbh kinda explains why they use Brave
Thanks.
He left Mozilla (chased out because he’s a homophobe) and went on to found Brave, where he still remains
Ah, thank you for the clarification.
Did you even read the text you shared? It just says he left mozilla.
I did, just made a mistake. Thank you and have a pleasant afternoon.
wow why is this getting downvotes for admitting a mistake?
Not interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant.
It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.
This is debatable. i find some that people hate on AI and crypto regardless of it’s implementation
I’m as crypto bro as they come. Fuck Brave, BAT is a pay-to-surf scam.
Exactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason
Just massively spreading misinformation
Existent**
It’s fine as a browser and it does a good job at syncing across devices. Still my chrome based browser of choice.
How mich actual difference (minus the crypto) is there to base-chromium?
Afaik chromium is capable pf being a browser. Does that also have syncing or is it not capable of that?
Honestly not sure. I haven’t done a side by side with plain old chromium in years.
On iOS it’s one of very few browsers that has good adblocking built in
It’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.