Was reading an answer to the question about fresh Amazon tablet and saw this. They used up the question as a hook to promote their browser. Pretty sure I’m avoiding Brave from now on.

Q: Does the fire max 11 have YouTube app on it. A: I have installed Google Playstore , but I skip installing Youtube app . There is better option . Brave Browser in Playstore !! That thing has AWESOME popup Blocker and it’s own integrated Youtube Ads and other Nuisances blocker . My point ? You don’t need youtube on Fire max , You don’t need Google Maps , You don’t need Facebook App . Just Use Brave .

  • @lambda@lemmy.world
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    782 years ago

    I really don’t understand why people use and recommend brave. They’ve have had plenty of shady practices in the past and bundle crypto crap by default. If you want to block ads just install ublock origin on (preferably) any privacy respecting browser like firefox (or better yet librewolf), ungoogled-chromium etc

      • ashatmapants
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        62 years ago

        This is the first time I heard about this. Was using it in the past on iOS, but I’m now using an extension in safari to block ads. What exactly is wrong with Brave?

        • @WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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          52 years ago

          They were using crypto miners in Brave (now it’s just opt-out optional I think), altering search result’s, and also something about their CEO being a weirdo I think. And also all this dirty advertising and tactics. They’re just shady all around.

          • @HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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            12 years ago

            They were using crypto miners in Brave

            Huh? They have a crypto service that you can easily opt out of.

            altering search result’s

            …they have their own search engine they built from scratch. So yeah.

            also something about their CEO being a weirdo I think

            I love weirdos

            And also all this dirty advertising and tactic

            This is an incredibly generic complaint

            Maybe people “don’t listen” because you’re full of crap.

    • @phx@lemmy.ca
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      102 years ago

      Yeah I tried it on mobile and it peppered me with requests/pop-ups to get their paid services… Install didn’t last long

    • @WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      The situation on mobile is dire. Bromite and Ungoogled-Chromium are dead, and mobile Firefox is slow crap that Mozilla doesn’t give two fucks about. I’m grinding my teeth using IceRaven and Mulch, but I’m not surprised those with less patience would use an all-in-one solution.

    • Nioxic
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      -22 years ago

      I have had compatibility issues with firefox

      Somepages straight up dont work