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Brave is adware.

by thesuitonym 11mo ago

Brave is adware.

mikkupikku 11mo ago
Only if you opt-in to that misfeature, last I checked. It's opt-in, not opt-out.
- thesuitonym 11mo ago
  I don't know, Brave says it's every third new tab. https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/
  - lkbm 11mo ago
    Looks like I'm getting a ProtonMail ad every few new tabs. I never noticed because I've never looked at the new tab page. Doesn't noticeably slow it down to have the ad there, luckily.
    - thesuitonym 11mo ago
      So, to reiterate: Brave is adware.
  - cpburns2009 11mo ago
    The new tab ads can be disabled with 2 clicks.
    - thesuitonym 11mo ago
      I love how quickly the goalpost moves from "No ads" to "Only opt in ads" to "Ads can be disabled with two clicks." Quit coping and just admit it, Brave is adware. If you like it, that's cool, totally your choice. It's fast, performant adware. But it's adware all the same.
      - cpburns2009 11mo ago
        Firefox has ads in the same places. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sponsor-privacy https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sponsor-privacy
        thesuitonym 11mo ago
        whataboutism gets you nowhere. Brave is still adware.
        cpburns2009 11mo ago
        It's strange you're so adamant to label Brave adware while dismissing concerns that Firefox engages in very similar "adware" practices.
        DaSHacka 11mo ago
        As is Firefox, and Chrome. So really, there's no point in singling it out.
        bamboozled 11mo ago
        It might be adware but I’ve actually never noticed the ads! Also it’s the only browser on my phone that I can use to browse the web without ads…
        Dylan16807 11mo ago
        When we're talking about reasons to switch browsers, then saying they both have the same behavior is not whataboutism. It's extremely important context to the complaint.
embedding-shape 11mo ago
Technically, both Chrome and Firefox are adware too, since Google's main business is ads, and Firefox/Mozilla get a lot of money from Google to display Google as a search engine in Firefox (an ad :) )
- wyre 11mo ago
  Calling Firefox adware is a stretch at best, and disingenuous at worst. Adware doesn't mean that the software survives because of one advertisement that that user can turn off.
- thesuitonym 11mo ago
  Firefox doesn't sell BATs, in-browser notification ads, or new tab takeovers. The closest you can get is a pinned site in the new tab page (new installs only) and ads in Pocket, or whatever they're calling that new tab thing these days. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/solutions/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/solutions/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/
  - deleted 11mo ago
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Brave is adware.

mikkupikku 11mo ago

Only if you opt-in to that misfeature, last I checked. It's opt-in, not opt-out.

thesuitonym 11mo ago
I don't know, Brave says it's every third new tab. https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/
- lkbm 11mo ago
  Looks like I'm getting a ProtonMail ad every few new tabs. I never noticed because I've never looked at the new tab page. Doesn't noticeably slow it down to have the ad there, luckily.
  - thesuitonym 11mo ago
    So, to reiterate: Brave is adware.
- cpburns2009 11mo ago
  The new tab ads can be disabled with 2 clicks.
  - thesuitonym 11mo ago
    I love how quickly the goalpost moves from "No ads" to "Only opt in ads" to "Ads can be disabled with two clicks." Quit coping and just admit it, Brave is adware. If you like it, that's cool, totally your choice. It's fast, performant adware. But it's adware all the same.
    - cpburns2009 11mo ago
      Firefox has ads in the same places. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sponsor-privacy https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sponsor-privacy
      - thesuitonym 11mo ago
        whataboutism gets you nowhere. Brave is still adware.
        cpburns2009 11mo ago
        It's strange you're so adamant to label Brave adware while dismissing concerns that Firefox engages in very similar "adware" practices.
        DaSHacka 11mo ago
        As is Firefox, and Chrome. So really, there's no point in singling it out.
        bamboozled 11mo ago
        It might be adware but I’ve actually never noticed the ads! Also it’s the only browser on my phone that I can use to browse the web without ads…
        Dylan16807 11mo ago
        When we're talking about reasons to switch browsers, then saying they both have the same behavior is not whataboutism. It's extremely important context to the complaint.

embedding-shape 11mo ago

Technically, both Chrome and Firefox are adware too, since Google's main business is ads, and Firefox/Mozilla get a lot of money from Google to display Google as a search engine in Firefox (an ad :) )

wyre 11mo ago
Calling Firefox adware is a stretch at best, and disingenuous at worst. Adware doesn't mean that the software survives because of one advertisement that that user can turn off.
thesuitonym 11mo ago
Firefox doesn't sell BATs, in-browser notification ads, or new tab takeovers. The closest you can get is a pinned site in the new tab page (new installs only) and ads in Pocket, or whatever they're calling that new tab thing these days. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/solutions/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/solutions/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/
- deleted 11mo ago
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