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minus-squarezewm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 months agoLiterally nothing will get me to use this crypto scam of a browser.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·2 months agoI’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature
minus-squarepotustheplant@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThat sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 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-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNot interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant. It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.
minus-squaredarkkite@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 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-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoExactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason Just massively spreading misinformation
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThey kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.
minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoThe fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn’t opt in though…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAlso, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 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-up1·2 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-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 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-up3·edit-22 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-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoSure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 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-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPeter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project. That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’
minus-squarethe_wiz@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 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-up2arrow-down1·2 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-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPeople act like these fuckers dont influence anything, like they exist in some bubble away from reality. It matters what you use. What you use empowers the creator.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoSure, that sucks, but the product is good You can’t always agree with everyone
minus-squarealk@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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
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
Exactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason
Just massively spreading misinformation
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.
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.
Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
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.
Peter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project.
That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’
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
People act like these fuckers dont influence anything, like they exist in some bubble away from reality. It matters what you use. What you use empowers the creator.
Sure, that sucks, but the product is good
You can’t always agree with everyone
It’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.