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ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months agoThe fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn't opt in though...
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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overload@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Can’t believe this poor reading comprehension is getting upvoted.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What’s amazing is they proved themselves wrong in their own post, thinking they proved themselves right. It’s actually impressive.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Thanks.
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
He left Mozilla (chased out because he's a homophobe) and went on to found Brave, where he still remains
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ah, thank you for the clarification.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 months ago
Did you even read the text you shared? It just says he left mozilla.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I did, just made a mistake. Thank you and have a pleasant afternoon.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 months ago
wow why is this getting downvotes for admitting a mistake?
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
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.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Peter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project.
That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’
the_wiz@feddit.org 2 months ago
If you only use software that is created by people you like… well… i guess your only choice will be an abacus…
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
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
Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
Sure, that sucks, but the product is good
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
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
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
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