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There are several things. 1) There is an integrated ad blocker. It's very convenient because I don't have to worry about adblocking plugin is bought out and is
by 5560675260 5y ago
There are several things.
1) There is an integrated ad blocker. It's very convenient because I don't have to worry about adblocking plugin is bought out and is compromised, I don't have to figure out if my uBlock is supposed to be "origin" or not, or if I should go for adGuard or something else. There is no risk of adblocking breaking because of the changes in plugin API.
2) Integrated optional ad network that by default distributes money based on your web usage, but gives you control over spending your ad income. This is the coolest thing about Brave and I really wish it would succeed, but, unfortunately, it's very unlikely without very wide adoption and I just don't see that happening
3) Not developed by Mozilla. That's nice since I can't ethically support them.
- approxim8ion 5y ago1) uBlock Origin has been around and without selling out for 6-7 years now. You don't have to worry that the plugin is bought out but you do have to worry that the browser is. You don't have to figure out which adblocker to use, because there is only one right answer. And it takes barely thirty seconds of effort. I have no opinion about 2. 3 is fair, but I have similar objections about Brendan Eich.
- BrendanEich 5y agoThis HN post is about Google breaking uBO by retiring Manifest v2. What then?