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minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up210arrow-down11·7 months agoLiterally nothing will get me to use this crypto scam of a browser.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down59·7 months agoI’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up101arrow-down5·7 months agoThat you know of
minus-squarepotustheplant@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoThat sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoBrave was found to inject crypto referral links into your clicks url auto complete. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down9·7 months agoThey kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.
minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down4·7 months agoThe fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn’t opt in though…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down2·7 months agoAlso, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down4·7 months agoSure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoUh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in It never replaced ads in websites afaik
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agohttps://ads.brave.com/ They’re not actively replacing elements on a web page, but they’re still getting paid to show you ads and you can opt in for some crypto nonsense.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoSure, so? It’s still opt-in, and by default it sends the generated crypto money to creators and websites you visit If you don’t like it, don’t enable it? They’re pretty transparent about how it works overall They have pretty much abandoned this feature anyways
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoIt’s opt-in for now, how many times do we have to play this game? I’ll keep using Firefox with uBo to actually block ads instead of a browser that’s running its own ad delivery system.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoIt’s also just another flavor of chromium so it still helps Google maintain their monopoly. Anyone trying to de-google needs to be using Firefox.
minus-squarethe_wiz@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIf you only use software that is created by people you like… well… i guess your only choice will be an abacus…
minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI don’t care if I like them. I very much care if I’m making money for people who are actively trying to take away my rights
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·7 months agoSure, that sucks, but the product is good You can’t always agree with everyone
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·7 months agoNot interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant. It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months ago it’s bad enough. This is debatable. i find some that people hate on AI and crypto regardless of it’s implementation
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI’m as crypto bro as they come. Fuck Brave, BAT is a pay-to-surf scam.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·7 months agoExactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason Just massively spreading misinformation
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoExistent** It’s fine as a browser and it does a good job at syncing across devices. Still my chrome based browser of choice.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoHow mich actual difference (minus the crypto) is there to base-chromium? Afaik chromium is capable pf being a browser. Does that also have syncing or is it not capable of that?
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoHonestly not sure. I haven’t done a side by side with plain old chromium in years.
minus-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoOn iOS it’s one of very few browsers that has good adblocking built in
minus-squarealk@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·7 months agoIt’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.
Literally nothing will get me to use this crypto scam of a browser.
I’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature
That you know of
That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
Brave was found to inject crypto referral links into your
clicksurl auto complete.https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete
They kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.
The fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn’t opt in though…
Also, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
Uh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in
It never replaced ads in websites afaik
https://ads.brave.com/
They’re not actively replacing elements on a web page, but they’re still getting paid to show you ads and you can opt in for some crypto nonsense.
Sure, so? It’s still opt-in, and by default it sends the generated crypto money to creators and websites you visit
If you don’t like it, don’t enable it? They’re pretty transparent about how it works overall
They have pretty much abandoned this feature anyways
It’s opt-in for now, how many times do we have to play this game?
I’ll keep using Firefox with uBo to actually block ads instead of a browser that’s running its own ad delivery system.
It’s also just another flavor of chromium so it still helps Google maintain their monopoly.
Anyone trying to de-google needs to be using Firefox.
If you only use software that is created by people you like… well… i guess your only choice will be an abacus…
I don’t care if I like them. I very much care if I’m making money for people who are actively trying to take away my rights
Sure, that sucks, but the product is good
You can’t always agree with everyone
Not interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant.
It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.
This is debatable. i find some that people hate on AI and crypto regardless of it’s implementation
I’m as crypto bro as they come. Fuck Brave, BAT is a pay-to-surf scam.
Exactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason
Just massively spreading misinformation
Existent**
It’s fine as a browser and it does a good job at syncing across devices. Still my chrome based browser of choice.
How mich actual difference (minus the crypto) is there to base-chromium?
Afaik chromium is capable pf being a browser. Does that also have syncing or is it not capable of that?
Honestly not sure. I haven’t done a side by side with plain old chromium in years.
On iOS it’s one of very few browsers that has good adblocking built in
It’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.