Brave launches private search ads

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Post by jarsin » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

Brave launches private search ads
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Post by Proven » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:31 PM UTC

Can Brave ad blocker block Brave ads?

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Post by dhaavi » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:43 PM UTC

Their example screenshot shows their own VPN as the first result for "VPN". Reminds me of this other search engine.

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Post by dhaavi » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:46 PM UTC

Proven wrote: post #2

Can Brave ad blocker block Brave ads?

"can" or "does"? ;)

I guess it does not. How far will they go though? Will uBlock in Brave be able to block the ads?

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Post by thijser » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:49 PM UTC

dhaavi wrote: post #3

Their example screenshot shows their own VPN as the first result for "VPN". Reminds me of this other search engine.

The "other" search engine (you mean Google with Google maps/shopping recommendations etc. right?) didn't buy ads in its own system competing on a level playing field with competitors, but created new space for its own products that was inaccessible to any competitors.

In other words, Brave seems to be doing the right thing here by promoting its own products in the same way that any competing product can.

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Post by TremendousJudge » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:50 PM UTC

What's the idea here? I was under the impression that one of the selling points of Brave is that you don't get ads when browsing. Doesn't this go against that?

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Post by iLoveOncall » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:50 PM UTC

I've rarely seen a product become so bad so quickly. Brave started out with great promises and has consistently under-delivered since.

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Post by prepend » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:52 PM UTC

iLoveOncall wrote: post #7

I've rarely seen a product become so bad so quickly. Brave started out with great promises and has consistently under-delivered since.

What problems do you have that gotten worse?

I don’t use Brave search very much but it seems equivalent to duck duck go and its results are ok.

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Post by ohCh6zos » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:53 PM UTC

If you haven't checked out Kagi, it has been a pleasure to use.

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Post by all2 » Thu, Dec 01, 2022, 5:54 PM UTC

prepend wrote: post #8

iLoveOncall wrote: post #7

I've rarely seen a product become so bad so quickly. Brave started out with great promises and has consistently under-delivered since.

What problems do you have that gotten worse? I don’t use Brave search very much but it seems equivalent to duck duck go and its results are ok.

Generally I've found brave's results to be better on a wide swath of topics. Long form, (mostly) well written pages are top of the stack. Image search and video search lags behind other search engines significantly, though.