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Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

tomr75 2y ago
ublock origin works on chrome
- paulryanrogers 2y ago
  But won't work as well once Manifest V2 is dropped from Chrome
- gpm 2y ago
  It "works" on chrome, but it works best on firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... And google keeps threatening to make it not work at all on Chrome. Most recently, yesterday [1], with warning banners harassing users supposedly rolling out on Monday. [1] https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html?m=1 https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begi...
Justsignedup 2y ago
its a one-click stop for most people. Though all I can think of is: "All ads are bad, block them... except for mine."
drexlspivey 2y ago
It’s one of the few options (the only other being Orion afaik) that you can natively block ads from the browser on iOS. The other solutions like firefox/chrome/safari have to go through the declarative content blocking API since you can’t install Chrome/Firefox plugins.
- ajdude 2y ago
  Which is why I happily use Orion without having to deal with that noise
Bawoosette 2y ago
This post is about the search engine, not the web browser. I use Brave instead of Google search because Google presents me with captchas every time I use it, and Brave's search engine is good enough. I already use Firefox and ublock origin.
- BehindBlueEyes 2y ago
  Thanks for this. I don't get why most comments are about the browsers... I tried kagi, the results start great and get noticeably better even within the free trial period. I don't have to worry about ads and I've blocked or lowered all poor quality sites on the fly. I sort results by tracker count and find most of the time results with lowest trackers have the best content for what I am looking for. Anything I couldn't find was also not findable with google or bing. I started a year of paid subscription and I don't think I'll ever go back to any ad-funded search or any free search that might be tempted to add ads later. I really recommend to give it a try.
LightHugger 2y ago
Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect or the best, but holding up chrome as better is a joke.
- asdajksah2123 2y ago
  Brave also didn't do ads. But now they do. The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.
  - cactusplant7374 2y ago
    > The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive. The VC's will be disappointed because Eich & co have said they will never exit through an IPO. They don't want to give up control like Google did.
  - sickofparadox 2y ago
    Ads were always part of the Brave experience via the BAT program. Brave doesn't want there to be no ads, just ads that are non-intrusive and non-spyware. Duckduckgo does search term correlated ads as well, and I think its a fine way to build a revenue stream.
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- wubrr 2y ago
  Holding up Brave as some sort of privacy-preserving, ad-blocking replacement to Chrome is a complete joke and 100% untrue.
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dvngnt_ 2y ago
i use all but for different purposes. brave gets me chromium and blocking by default use as disposable browser with history. Firefox is main and will use that if i want info to by synced. Chrome is the last resort browser that i'll use if i have to login but is broken in firefox. Nexusmods CloudFlare keeps blocking firefox but not chrome. Bank site won' let me use firefox.
- wubrr 2y ago
  > blocking by default Except it doesn't block all ads by default at all.
  - cactusplant7374 2y ago
    It blocks YouTube ads but leaves some first party ads in place. The YouTube ad blocking is the most important to me.
    - wubrr 2y ago
      Sounds like you have no reason to use brave over ublock origin.
sed3 2y ago
Mozilla is in bed with Google. I use brave because: * it has reasonable way of funding, crypto may suck, but it is believable they will not sell my data * anonymous bookmark sync with multiple profiles. With Chrome and Firefox I have to sign up for each sync. * Chrome based debug tools * It is usable without any plugins. In some environments I do not want to install some questionable plugins, that may change ownership anytime! (It is already named "Ublock Origin", ownership already changed ) * Proprietary Video Codecs support out of the box on Linux. Some distros do not have it, and I do not want to enable community repos.
- llmblockchain 2y ago
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  - VancouverMan 2y ago
    Does that same reasoning of yours apply to JavaScript, given that person's involvement with its development? For example, do you disable JavaScript in whichever browser(s) you use? Do you avoid all desktop and mobile apps that may contain JavaScript code? Does it also apply to Mozilla's offerings in general, given that person's significant involvement with the formation of that community, its organizations, and its software? Do you avoid Firefox, Thunderbird, and so forth?
    - llmblockchain 2y ago
      Yes, the same reasoning is used whenever I have a choice. However, let's not pretend like choosing JS or NoJS is the same as choosing a browser. At least you have a small handful of browsers to choose from. I mainly use NoScript and enable as needed for a select set of websites (banking, etc). I'm not a full on RMS, but I at least make choices that align with my thoughts and opinions, even when it's not convenient.
  - pixxel 2y ago
    > Brave was co-founded by a person that is against same-sex marriage Is he throwing gays off of buildings, or does he hold a popular belief on marriage and procreation?

tomr75 2y ago

ublock origin works on chrome

paulryanrogers 2y ago
But won't work as well once Manifest V2 is dropped from Chrome
gpm 2y ago
It "works" on chrome, but it works best on firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... And google keeps threatening to make it not work at all on Chrome. Most recently, yesterday [1], with warning banners harassing users supposedly rolling out on Monday. [1] https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begins.html?m=1 https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begi...

Justsignedup 2y ago

its a one-click stop for most people. Though all I can think of is: "All ads are bad, block them... except for mine."

drexlspivey 2y ago

It’s one of the few options (the only other being Orion afaik) that you can natively block ads from the browser on iOS. The other solutions like firefox/chrome/safari have to go through the declarative content blocking API since you can’t install Chrome/Firefox plugins.

ajdude 2y ago
Which is why I happily use Orion without having to deal with that noise

Bawoosette 2y ago

This post is about the search engine, not the web browser. I use Brave instead of Google search because Google presents me with captchas every time I use it, and Brave's search engine is good enough. I already use Firefox and ublock origin.

BehindBlueEyes 2y ago
Thanks for this. I don't get why most comments are about the browsers... I tried kagi, the results start great and get noticeably better even within the free trial period. I don't have to worry about ads and I've blocked or lowered all poor quality sites on the fly. I sort results by tracker count and find most of the time results with lowest trackers have the best content for what I am looking for. Anything I couldn't find was also not findable with google or bing. I started a year of paid subscription and I don't think I'll ever go back to any ad-funded search or any free search that might be tempted to add ads later. I really recommend to give it a try.

LightHugger 2y ago

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect or the best, but holding up chrome as better is a joke.

asdajksah2123 2y ago
Brave also didn't do ads. But now they do. The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.
- cactusplant7374 2y ago
  > The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive. The VC's will be disappointed because Eich & co have said they will never exit through an IPO. They don't want to give up control like Google did.
- sickofparadox 2y ago
  Ads were always part of the Brave experience via the BAT program. Brave doesn't want there to be no ads, just ads that are non-intrusive and non-spyware. Duckduckgo does search term correlated ads as well, and I think its a fine way to build a revenue stream.
- deleted 2y ago
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wubrr 2y ago
Holding up Brave as some sort of privacy-preserving, ad-blocking replacement to Chrome is a complete joke and 100% untrue.
2y ago

dvngnt_ 2y ago

i use all but for different purposes. brave gets me chromium and blocking by default use as disposable browser with history. Firefox is main and will use that if i want info to by synced. Chrome is the last resort browser that i'll use if i have to login but is broken in firefox. Nexusmods CloudFlare keeps blocking firefox but not chrome. Bank site won' let me use firefox.

wubrr 2y ago
> blocking by default Except it doesn't block all ads by default at all.
- cactusplant7374 2y ago
  It blocks YouTube ads but leaves some first party ads in place. The YouTube ad blocking is the most important to me.
  - wubrr 2y ago
    Sounds like you have no reason to use brave over ublock origin.

sed3 2y ago

Mozilla is in bed with Google. I use brave because: * it has reasonable way of funding, crypto may suck, but it is believable they will not sell my data * anonymous bookmark sync with multiple profiles. With Chrome and Firefox I have to sign up for each sync. * Chrome based debug tools * It is usable without any plugins. In some environments I do not want to install some questionable plugins, that may change ownership anytime! (It is already named "Ublock Origin", ownership already changed ) * Proprietary Video Codecs support out of the box on Linux. Some distros do not have it, and I do not want to enable community repos.

llmblockchain 2y ago
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- VancouverMan 2y ago
  Does that same reasoning of yours apply to JavaScript, given that person's involvement with its development? For example, do you disable JavaScript in whichever browser(s) you use? Do you avoid all desktop and mobile apps that may contain JavaScript code? Does it also apply to Mozilla's offerings in general, given that person's significant involvement with the formation of that community, its organizations, and its software? Do you avoid Firefox, Thunderbird, and so forth?
  - llmblockchain 2y ago
    Yes, the same reasoning is used whenever I have a choice. However, let's not pretend like choosing JS or NoJS is the same as choosing a browser. At least you have a small handful of browsers to choose from. I mainly use NoScript and enable as needed for a select set of websites (banking, etc). I'm not a full on RMS, but I at least make choices that align with my thoughts and opinions, even when it's not convenient.
- pixxel 2y ago
  > Brave was co-founded by a person that is against same-sex marriage Is he throwing gays off of buildings, or does he hold a popular belief on marriage and procreation?