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They literally remove ads, that people and companies have paid for. Then they insert their first party ads that another company paid them for. Shady asf



> They literally remove ads, that people and companies have paid for. Then they insert their first party ads that another company paid them for. Shady asf

You're presenting a very persuasive argument for using Brave[1].

1. They automatically block ads.

2. By default, they show no other ads.

3. If the user wants to see ads, the user can opt-in, and then only receive text ads OOB (of the actual content).

I don't think that I've ever had such a joyful reaction to a feature-list in software before.

Thank you.

[1] Downloading it now as I write this.


yes profiteering company stealing ad revenue by utilizing open sources extensions to an open source browser... this seems like the new HN crowd would like this because BAT pffft


> yes profiteering company stealing ad revenue by utilizing open sources extensions to an open source browser...

You keep saying "stealing", I just downloaded (and am now using) Brave, and with a clean install it shows no ads. No "normal" ads nor their own ads.

I just don't wanna see ads; why is that wrong?


you don't profit off of ad blocking. Brave's entire business model is around stealing from content creators.


> you don't profit off of ad blocking. Brave's entire business model is around stealing from content creators.

It's opt-in. I downloaded the browser, I am using it, and I see no ads, and Brave makes no money of ads.

In order for me to see ads, I have to go into the settings and turn on the flag.

In order for Brave to profit, the user has to go into the config and turn some setting on.

I fail to see how this is stealing, because Brave does not get revenue unless the user takes some specific steps.


do ad blockers in general upset you to a similar degree?


you don't profit off of ad blocking. Brave's entire business model is around stealing from content creators.


Have you actually used Brave? Can you provide actual evidence this is happening?

Maybe a screenshot? Literally anything.

I’ve been using Brave for a while, even before the crypto stuff but all, and I mean all of that can be turned off. I haven’t seen an Brave ad in place of where a typical ad would be. Ever. That kind of defeats the purpose of Brave, doesn’t it?

The only reason I known internet ads still exist is because of Chrome forced on my work computer.


I haven't seen them add any other ads in while using Brave. They did have a donate button on reddit to donate to the user who posted the comment.




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