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In what way is Brave a joke? I ask because it's what I look at whenever I think about finally dropping Firefox
by Levitz 10mo ago
In what way is Brave a joke? I ask because it's what I look at whenever I think about finally dropping Firefox
- someNameIG 10mo agoNot who you were asking but my reasons for thinking Brave is a joke. First they're a cypto/addtech company, which is a type of company I wouldn't trust to run my browser. And this has resulted in them doing things in the past like: Blocking ads and replacing them with their own ad networks ads: https://archive.is/W0k4j https://archive.is/W0k4j Their rewards crypto was opt-in for creators. Making it look like creators were openly asking for donations in Braves crypto currency without their consent. They had to change this due to complaints: https://brave.com/blog/rewards-update/ https://brave.com/blog/rewards-update/ Inserting their own affiliate links: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-affiliate-links-crypto-privacy-ceo-apology https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-aff... Installing a non-free VPN without user consent: https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-browser-installs-vpn-windows/ https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-browser-installs-vpn-wi... They criticise the effectiveness of ad block testing websites, and urge people to use and trust privacytests.org instead. They fail to mention the conflict of interest in that privacytests is run by a Brave employee. https://brave.com/blog/adblocker-testing-websites-harm-users/ https://brave.com/blog/adblocker-testing-websites-harm-users...