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I think this is due to Brave proxying some Google requests through their own servers, because otherwise the same people would complain that a Google server is b

I think this is due to Brave proxying some Google requests through their own servers, because otherwise the same people would complain that a Google server is being contacted. > I am thinking of going back to [Chromium] with the usual extensions like Ghostery, AdBlock+ > [Brave's] amazing ad-blocking and tracker protection If you just need an adblocker, sure. At this point everone should have heard of uBlock Origin.

i13e 5y ago
Unfortunately I still see too many people use Adblock plus and the like which leads me to believe ublock origin lacks some sort of name or brand recognition with your average user
- sofixa 5y ago
  I think ABP+ was just first to mass market penetration, and people still associate it - ad blocker -> ad block plus.
  - i13e 5y ago
    ABP's purpose is in its name. If a layperson only knew uBO by it's name best case they'd be confused and worst case they'd think it's malware (even though it's phenomenal)
- ChainOfFools 5y ago
  on a fresh install of FF, if I click on extensions it shows AdBlock± as the first in a list of suggested add-ons. Also in that list is Ghostery. no sign of UBlock Pay for placement?
  - 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
    I haven't looked at the recommended add-on page for a while but I do recall ublock being on there at one point.
- akvadrako 5y ago
  ABP just works better. I've tried uBlock a couple times and always had more problems with it.
cycomanic 5y ago
Serious question, why not Firefox? If open source and freedom of the web is important using Firefox is the best option.
- CodeGlitch 5y ago
  For me: - Doesn't come with a built-in ad blocker, so have to install a 3rd party plugin (I don't want to install any extension into my browsers) - Mozilla upper management have been making terrible decisions for the last 5+ years. By not using Firefox I'm sending a message (I used to give $$ to Mozilla) - Firefox keeps having features removed (RSS, FTP, etc), and gimping the UI. It's not much to ask to have these 3 things improved, at which point I'd move back to Firefox from Brave.
jonathansampson 5y ago
This may indeed have been an issue with Brave's proxying layer (Hello, I'm Sampson from the Brave team). I was able to reproduce the user's screenshot by setting up an AutoResponder in Fiddler to serve a 401 Unauthorized response from go-updater.brave.com, which yielded the "Access Denied" message in the Chrome Web Store. I'm not aware of any issue where this endpoint authentically served a 401 response, but it's entirely possible the user happened to catch a rare, transient event. I'm checking with my team either way.
- jonathansampson 5y ago
  Resolved: User had a very out-of-date build of Brave. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29471236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29471236 for more details.

i13e 5y ago

Unfortunately I still see too many people use Adblock plus and the like which leads me to believe ublock origin lacks some sort of name or brand recognition with your average user

sofixa 5y ago
I think ABP+ was just first to mass market penetration, and people still associate it - ad blocker -> ad block plus.
- i13e 5y ago
  ABP's purpose is in its name. If a layperson only knew uBO by it's name best case they'd be confused and worst case they'd think it's malware (even though it's phenomenal)
ChainOfFools 5y ago
on a fresh install of FF, if I click on extensions it shows AdBlock± as the first in a list of suggested add-ons. Also in that list is Ghostery. no sign of UBlock Pay for placement?
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
  I haven't looked at the recommended add-on page for a while but I do recall ublock being on there at one point.
akvadrako 5y ago
ABP just works better. I've tried uBlock a couple times and always had more problems with it.

cycomanic 5y ago

Serious question, why not Firefox? If open source and freedom of the web is important using Firefox is the best option.

CodeGlitch 5y ago
For me: - Doesn't come with a built-in ad blocker, so have to install a 3rd party plugin (I don't want to install any extension into my browsers) - Mozilla upper management have been making terrible decisions for the last 5+ years. By not using Firefox I'm sending a message (I used to give $$ to Mozilla) - Firefox keeps having features removed (RSS, FTP, etc), and gimping the UI. It's not much to ask to have these 3 things improved, at which point I'd move back to Firefox from Brave.

jonathansampson 5y ago

This may indeed have been an issue with Brave's proxying layer (Hello, I'm Sampson from the Brave team). I was able to reproduce the user's screenshot by setting up an AutoResponder in Fiddler to serve a 401 Unauthorized response from go-updater.brave.com, which yielded the "Access Denied" message in the Chrome Web Store. I'm not aware of any issue where this endpoint authentically served a 401 response, but it's entirely possible the user happened to catch a rare, transient event. I'm checking with my team either way.

jonathansampson 5y ago
Resolved: User had a very out-of-date build of Brave. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29471236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29471236 for more details.