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> Pocketing money from the Ad-view rewards if not claimed. I can't tell if they are actually pocket or just wait for registration of $creator. How else would th

> Pocketing money from the Ad-view rewards if not claimed. I can't tell if they are actually pocket or just wait for registration of $creator. How else would they do it? They can't magically find out their bank account. They don't. There was some confusion about things initially, but no BAT leaves a user's machine unless the creator the BAT is assigned to signs up.

Gargyle 5y ago
Which is a way weaker statement than what the parent implied.
- KennyBlanken 5y ago
  I didn't "imply" anything. I outright stated that they were running donation scams. The person who replied to me didn't understand what I was talking about. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137if_/https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1076160882873380870 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137if_/https://twitte... Brave put a "donate to this person" button on creator content, took donations of cryptocurrency on that person's behalf, and then pocketed the crypto if the creator didn't register for Brave's program.
  - Gargyle 5y ago
    Because that is not obvious and your post looked like uncharitable interpretation of uncertain things. Are there others than Tom Scott claiming this? Are there underhanded motivations propable on Tom Scott's side against BraveBrowser or the other way around? My motivation? Wanting a browser that is actually pro-user. If BraveBrowser (wont ever use brave as adjective there) used their platform to do underhanded tactics against people that didn't attack first than this would be interesting and a reason to toss any thought about using it. I don't see a trend there yet. More sources? I crave. I'd love if Mozilla got their shit together but I am not seeing it coming.
    - davidgerard 5y ago
      > Are there underhanded motivations propable on Tom Scott's side against BraveBrowser or the other way around? Before making a claim like this, perhaps you could google Tom Scott, a well-known YouTuber who is frequently linked on HN. The incident in question is covered here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999

Gargyle 5y ago

Which is a way weaker statement than what the parent implied.

KennyBlanken 5y ago
I didn't "imply" anything. I outright stated that they were running donation scams. The person who replied to me didn't understand what I was talking about. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137if_/https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1076160882873380870 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221180137if_/https://twitte... Brave put a "donate to this person" button on creator content, took donations of cryptocurrency on that person's behalf, and then pocketed the crypto if the creator didn't register for Brave's program.
- Gargyle 5y ago
  Because that is not obvious and your post looked like uncharitable interpretation of uncertain things. Are there others than Tom Scott claiming this? Are there underhanded motivations propable on Tom Scott's side against BraveBrowser or the other way around? My motivation? Wanting a browser that is actually pro-user. If BraveBrowser (wont ever use brave as adjective there) used their platform to do underhanded tactics against people that didn't attack first than this would be interesting and a reason to toss any thought about using it. I don't see a trend there yet. More sources? I crave. I'd love if Mozilla got their shit together but I am not seeing it coming.
  - davidgerard 5y ago
    > Are there underhanded motivations propable on Tom Scott's side against BraveBrowser or the other way around? Before making a claim like this, perhaps you could google Tom Scott, a well-known YouTuber who is frequently linked on HN. The incident in question is covered here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999