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Best paragraph in the article: So, what caused all this extra work that slowed down page loads? The majority of the work came from JavaScript that th
by vlucas 5y ago
Best paragraph in the article:
So, what caused all this extra work that slowed down
page loads? The majority of the work came from
JavaScript that the Brave browser injected into every
page to help its adblocker. Specifically, it was the
cosmetic filter — a component responsible for adjusting
page layouts to correct for breakages caused by
adblocking. Brave’s developers didn’t need to work on
the script to improve its performance; they needed to
delete it.
- shapefrog 5y agoBrave have a good track record with injecting code into webpages /s
- ghuin 5y agoThey never did that.
- fuu_dev 5y agoI think he is referring to this: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-we...
- sieabah 5y agoHonestly I'd rather support a browser which did this than support the freemium sponsored-content approach the rest of the web have devolved into.