Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC

• AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Brave has a built in ad blocker

        at this point you’re just hating on brave for nothing

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