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When I tried Brave, it blocked website ads but gave me browser ad popups on the top right. No thanks. Stick to Firefox.

yulaow 3y ago
you can deactivate them. In my installation on linux they were disabled by default and it asked me if I wanted to activate them (just one time) to support the browser
silisili 3y ago
Brave Rewards, which is what you are complaining about, is opt in.
- wccrawford 3y ago
  They saw it by default, which means it's "opt out".
  - silisili 3y ago
    It isn't. It asks you on install if you want to enroll.
    - gardenhedge 3y ago
      Then I got tricked. I wasn't expecting ads in the format they came in.
subtra3t 3y ago
I feel like this comment was made in bad faith. Brave Rewards, the thing you're complaining about, is OPT-IN. That means you had to manually enable it in Brave's settings. You're complaining about something you consciously enabled.
- wccrawford 3y ago
  https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027276731-Brave-Rewards-FAQ https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027276731-Bra... This says it's opt out, not in.
  - subtra3t 3y ago
    In what section does it say it's opt-out? Not doubting your statement, just that I don't see it any of the sections I looked through. If you mean the sponsored ads on the New Tab page, then yes they are indeed opt-out. But the person who I responded found the browser pop-ups annnoying. That is a part of Brave Rewards. The New Tab page ads are not a part of Brave Rewards unless you explicitly enable that in the settings (second section of the link you mentioned).
    - wccrawford 3y ago
      Do I have to participate in Rewards in order to use Brave? You do not need to participate in Rewards in order to enjoy Brave. However, note that sponsored images on the New Tab Page are on by default, but can easily be disabled. (If you enable Brave Rewards, you will earn for the New Tab Page sponsored images you see.)
      - subtra3t 3y ago
        The sponsored images you are referring to are not a part of Brave Rewards, not by default. GP was referring to pop-up ads, which are a part of Brave Rewards and are opt-in.
- gardenhedge 3y ago
  It's not in bad faith. I downloaded and set up the browser. I was unhappy with the ads shown to me - I wouldn't have checked a tickbox during set up if I had known what the result would be like.

you can deactivate them. In my installation on linux they were disabled by default and it asked me if I wanted to activate them (just one time) to support the browser

silisili 3y ago

Brave Rewards, which is what you are complaining about, is opt in.

wccrawford 3y ago
They saw it by default, which means it's "opt out".
- silisili 3y ago
  It isn't. It asks you on install if you want to enroll.
  - gardenhedge 3y ago
    Then I got tricked. I wasn't expecting ads in the format they came in.

subtra3t 3y ago

I feel like this comment was made in bad faith. Brave Rewards, the thing you're complaining about, is OPT-IN. That means you had to manually enable it in Brave's settings. You're complaining about something you consciously enabled.

wccrawford 3y ago
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027276731-Brave-Rewards-FAQ https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027276731-Bra... This says it's opt out, not in.
- subtra3t 3y ago
  In what section does it say it's opt-out? Not doubting your statement, just that I don't see it any of the sections I looked through. If you mean the sponsored ads on the New Tab page, then yes they are indeed opt-out. But the person who I responded found the browser pop-ups annnoying. That is a part of Brave Rewards. The New Tab page ads are not a part of Brave Rewards unless you explicitly enable that in the settings (second section of the link you mentioned).
  - wccrawford 3y ago
    Do I have to participate in Rewards in order to use Brave? You do not need to participate in Rewards in order to enjoy Brave. However, note that sponsored images on the New Tab Page are on by default, but can easily be disabled. (If you enable Brave Rewards, you will earn for the New Tab Page sponsored images you see.)
    - subtra3t 3y ago
      The sponsored images you are referring to are not a part of Brave Rewards, not by default. GP was referring to pop-up ads, which are a part of Brave Rewards and are opt-in.
gardenhedge 3y ago
It's not in bad faith. I downloaded and set up the browser. I was unhappy with the ads shown to me - I wouldn't have checked a tickbox during set up if I had known what the result would be like.