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The crypto wallet video ad in the middle of the article is intrusive and frankly infuriating, especially when there is no video illustrating the lifecycle of th

The crypto wallet video ad in the middle of the article is intrusive and frankly infuriating, especially when there is no video illustrating the lifecycle of the new vertical tabs.

lern_too_spel 3y ago
That's Brave for you. The founder is a crypto nut, and the browser is adware (shows ads itself instead of merely rendering ads on third party websites).
- donw 3y ago
  Brave is my daily driver. Haven't seen an ad in... years. For crypto or otherwise.
- NayamAmarshe 3y ago
  > and the browser is adware Been using the browser for 2 years and yet to see an ad.
  - orbital-decay 3y ago
    Because you opted out. The browser is ad-supported though, their whole business model is supposedly built on the users opting in to view strictly controlled ads for cryptocurrency rewards, at the same time stripping the existing ads from the sites, forcing the websites to use Brave Software as the middleman if they want a share of their ad revenue.
    - NayamAmarshe 3y ago
      Brave Rewards are disabled by default, along with the wallet, VPN and other things. Most features in Brave are opt-in, not opt-out. I don't know why people think otherwise. This is not Chrome or Edge.
      - orbital-decay 3y ago
        GP's point was that the browser is adware. It really is - it exists on the advertisement revenue, even if you could use it without viewing ads. Rewards are neither opt-in nor opt-out: during the installation you're offered to try them, have to make your choice, and disable the UI elements afterwards with a relaunch.
        NayamAmarshe 3y ago
        Rewards are opt-in, not opt-out. The whole point of 'opt-in' is to give users a choice. Besides, I'd rather have this level of adware than Chrome level of spyware. It's also a lot better than any other mainstream browser out there. Firefox has tons of ads too and Chrome and Edge, let's not go there.
        lern_too_spel 3y ago
        > let's not go there. Why not go there? Because it shows Brave is adware and Chrome is not? What ads does Chrome have? Even to opt-in to? Note that Brave's opt in dialog is itself an ad. After you dismiss it, the ad continues to live permanently in browser settings.

The crypto wallet video ad in the middle of the article is intrusive and frankly infuriating, especially when there is no video illustrating the lifecycle of the new vertical tabs.

lern_too_spel 3y ago

That's Brave for you. The founder is a crypto nut, and the browser is adware (shows ads itself instead of merely rendering ads on third party websites).

donw 3y ago
Brave is my daily driver. Haven't seen an ad in... years. For crypto or otherwise.
NayamAmarshe 3y ago
> and the browser is adware Been using the browser for 2 years and yet to see an ad.
- orbital-decay 3y ago
  Because you opted out. The browser is ad-supported though, their whole business model is supposedly built on the users opting in to view strictly controlled ads for cryptocurrency rewards, at the same time stripping the existing ads from the sites, forcing the websites to use Brave Software as the middleman if they want a share of their ad revenue.
  - NayamAmarshe 3y ago
    Brave Rewards are disabled by default, along with the wallet, VPN and other things. Most features in Brave are opt-in, not opt-out. I don't know why people think otherwise. This is not Chrome or Edge.
    - orbital-decay 3y ago
      GP's point was that the browser is adware. It really is - it exists on the advertisement revenue, even if you could use it without viewing ads. Rewards are neither opt-in nor opt-out: during the installation you're offered to try them, have to make your choice, and disable the UI elements afterwards with a relaunch.
      - NayamAmarshe 3y ago
        Rewards are opt-in, not opt-out. The whole point of 'opt-in' is to give users a choice. Besides, I'd rather have this level of adware than Chrome level of spyware. It's also a lot better than any other mainstream browser out there. Firefox has tons of ads too and Chrome and Edge, let's not go there.
        lern_too_spel 3y ago
        > let's not go there. Why not go there? Because it shows Brave is adware and Chrome is not? What ads does Chrome have? Even to opt-in to? Note that Brave's opt in dialog is itself an ad. After you dismiss it, the ad continues to live permanently in browser settings.