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Yes. I want a citation for this. As far as I'm aware this is completely untrue.
Found one https://www.computerworld.com/article/3284076/brave-browser-... And on their own site: https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/
Your second link is to our blog post about user ads, which do not go in slots on publisher pages.
Your first link is to a tech journalist who misreports what we actually do, for reasons I cannot fathom and won't guess at.
Anyway, we do not replace publisher ads we block. Check it out for yourself.