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minus-square@fubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish194•2 years agoAs a reminder, Brave was created by the guy who brought you JavaScript and was later fired from Mozilla for donating to hate groups. Brave also profits from multiple forms of fraud including NFTs and affiliate hijacking.
minus-squareIan@CambiolinkfedilinkEnglish-39•2 years agoThis is misleading. The BAT was a reasonable idea not really a scam.
minus-square@fubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish42•edit-22 years agoIt’s not just BAT; Brave also supports NFTs, which are even more unambiguously a scam. The company is in bed with the cryptocurrency “industry” which cannot exist without constant fraud, ransomware, and other crimes.
As a reminder, Brave was created by the guy who brought you JavaScript and was later fired from Mozilla for donating to hate groups. Brave also profits from multiple forms of fraud including NFTs and affiliate hijacking.
This is misleading. The BAT was a reasonable idea not really a scam.
It’s not just BAT; Brave also supports NFTs, which are even more unambiguously a scam.
The company is in bed with the cryptocurrency “industry” which cannot exist without constant fraud, ransomware, and other crimes.