None of that affects the average user. I’m talking about the experience as a browser. No ads, popups, cookie walls, newsletter signup, none of that. Much better than I’ve seen with Firefox plugins. I don’t use their VPN or crypto, it doesn’t affect me at all. Crypto is always shady but it’s a choice to engage with that, and they do make it easy to avoid completely

Haha, that’s quite alright. I knew I wasn’t going to win a popularity contest here, I just enjoy Brave for what it does and I wish uBlock Origin was just as good

That doesn’t make it a bad product. I’ve never interacted with any of the crypto or donation stuff. You go into settings, click “no thanks” and are never bothered by any of that ever again. So no, these stories people repeat ad nauseam don’t take away anything from the product. Why don’t other people demand better from the alternatives? If there is one better than Brave at fighting popups and stuff, I’m all for it

I don’t know what that has to do with my question? I am not defending anything like that

You can assume people here know what waterfall and the V model are.

I have more problems with uBlock Origin breaking the website. Also, it doesn’t block other elements such as cookie walls and news letter signup garbage.

Regardless of the CEO, Brave is a great product. The crypto stuff is easy to turn off. Fantastic ad blocking, rarely any problems. What is the best alternative with great ad blocking?

Fuck spez

Fuck /u/kn0thing

RIP /u/aaronsw

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YouTube ReVanced all the way

‘quietly’

It’s good old “everything is now illegal” law, selective enforcement does the rest. Straight out of the young dictatorship handbook

Yo ho

Blocked

Does it hold up in 2025?

This is true. No cookie banners, no ads. Hardly ever a problem

I also wouldn’t know what they mean. Fascist takeover sounds like something I would notice?

The shit take award, shaped like a polished turd