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So basically Brave.

cyber_kinetist 4y ago
And Vivaldi. If they officially announce that they're going to maintain the v2 APIs to save ad blocking extensions, then I'll probably switch to them. (For Brave, I was always skeptical of them because of how they are tied to crypto stuff.)
- rasz 4y ago
  Vivaldi officially announced they are too poor to maintain separate fork.
  - deelly 4y ago
    At least in-build Vivaldi ad blocker will still support Manifest v2 abilities.
  - cyber_kinetist 4y ago
    Ah, then that’s a shame. (Any links?)
- NayamAmarshe 4y ago
  > For Brave, I was always skeptical of them because of how they are tied to crypto stuff. The crypto stuff is already disabled by default, so not sure why people complain about it so much when it's opt-in not opt-out. Brave doesn't require you to invest your own money, their coin holds practical value. People who turn on Brave Rewards get free money that can be withdrawn. Sure it can't make you rich but the money is still a lot more than Chrome and other proprietary browsers ever gave you, imagine getting paid for receiving (not viewing or interacting) ads. Their model works and they give away 80% of their revenue back to the users, who else does that? Every time I hear someone calling Brave's crypto a scam, I immediately point out the fact that they're an independent browser company that was able to find a viable business model that doesn't require them to sell their soul to Google like Mozilla. Everybody keeps asking, "What if Mozilla found out a monetization strategy that would make them independent from Google and allow them to make their own decisions", well that's Brave! It's the first independent browser company that's able to earn money on their own without compromising user privacy. I don't like crypto either but I do believe what Brave is doing has value and BAT is definitely not a scam, it works and it works well.
__alexs 4y ago
A browser run by a rich homophobe who donates to homophobic political campaigns is not an alternative.
- betwixthewires 4y ago
  Yes it is. If we are strictly concerned with the functionality of our tools, and not the ideology held by their creators, it is an option. For some people that might even be a plus, not everyone thinks the same way about these things.
wildrhythms 4y ago
I don't want "different" ads; I want no ads.
- NayamAmarshe 4y ago
  The 'different' ads are disabled by default.

So basically Brave.

And Vivaldi. If they officially announce that they're going to maintain the v2 APIs to save ad blocking extensions, then I'll probably switch to them. (For Brave, I was always skeptical of them because of how they are tied to crypto stuff.)

rasz 4y ago
Vivaldi officially announced they are too poor to maintain separate fork.
- deelly 4y ago
  At least in-build Vivaldi ad blocker will still support Manifest v2 abilities.
- cyber_kinetist 4y ago
  Ah, then that’s a shame. (Any links?)
NayamAmarshe 4y ago
> For Brave, I was always skeptical of them because of how they are tied to crypto stuff. The crypto stuff is already disabled by default, so not sure why people complain about it so much when it's opt-in not opt-out. Brave doesn't require you to invest your own money, their coin holds practical value. People who turn on Brave Rewards get free money that can be withdrawn. Sure it can't make you rich but the money is still a lot more than Chrome and other proprietary browsers ever gave you, imagine getting paid for receiving (not viewing or interacting) ads. Their model works and they give away 80% of their revenue back to the users, who else does that? Every time I hear someone calling Brave's crypto a scam, I immediately point out the fact that they're an independent browser company that was able to find a viable business model that doesn't require them to sell their soul to Google like Mozilla. Everybody keeps asking, "What if Mozilla found out a monetization strategy that would make them independent from Google and allow them to make their own decisions", well that's Brave! It's the first independent browser company that's able to earn money on their own without compromising user privacy. I don't like crypto either but I do believe what Brave is doing has value and BAT is definitely not a scam, it works and it works well.

__alexs 4y ago

A browser run by a rich homophobe who donates to homophobic political campaigns is not an alternative.

betwixthewires 4y ago
Yes it is. If we are strictly concerned with the functionality of our tools, and not the ideology held by their creators, it is an option. For some people that might even be a plus, not everyone thinks the same way about these things.

wildrhythms 4y ago

I don't want "different" ads; I want no ads.

NayamAmarshe 4y ago
The 'different' ads are disabled by default.