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Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by dvngnt_ »

hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

i use all but for different purposes.

brave gets me chromium and blocking by default use as disposable browser with history.

Firefox is main and will use that if i want info to by synced.

Chrome is the last resort browser that i'll use if i have to login but is broken in firefox.

Nexusmods CloudFlare keeps blocking firefox but not chrome. Bank site won' let me use firefox.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by sickofparadox »

asdajksah2123 wrote: post #39
LightHugger wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect…

Brave also didn't do ads. But now they do. The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.

Ads were always part of the Brave experience via the BAT program. Brave doesn't want there to be no ads, just ads that are non-intrusive and non-spyware. Duckduckgo does search term correlated ads as well, and I think its a fine way to build a revenue stream.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by [deleted] »

asdajksah2123 wrote: post #39
LightHugger wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect…

Brave also didn't do ads. But now they do. The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.

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Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by sed3 »

hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

Mozilla is in bed with Google. I use brave because:

* it has reasonable way of funding, crypto may suck, but it is believable they will not sell my data

* anonymous bookmark sync with multiple profiles. With Chrome and Firefox I have to sign up for each sync.

* Chrome based debug tools

* It is usable without any plugins. In some environments I do not want to install some questionable plugins, that may change ownership anytime! (It is already named "Ublock Origin", ownership already changed )

* Proprietary Video Codecs support out of the box on Linux. Some distros do not have it, and I do not want to enable community repos.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by gpm »

tomr75 wrote: post #22
hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

ublock origin works on chrome

It "works" on chrome, but it works best on firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

And google keeps threatening to make it not work at all on Chrome. Most recently, yesterday [1], with warning banners harassing users supposedly rolling out on Monday.

[1] https://blog.chromium.org/2024/05/manifest-v2-phase-out-begi...

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by llmblockchain »

Brave is shilled by so many tech "influencers" on Youtube you would assume it's a decent browser. These are privacy focused people. People that promote and use Linux daily and they're using a browser that is one step away from Google. What a joke.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by llmblockchain »

sed3 wrote: post #44
hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

Mozilla is in bed with Google. I use brave because: * it has reasonable way of funding, crypto may suck, but it is believable they will not sell my data * anonymous bookmark sync with multiple profiles. With Chrome and Firefox I have to sign up for each sync. * Chrome based debug tools * It is usable without any plugins. In some environments I do not want to install some questionable plugins, that may change ownershi…

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Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by 4sellff »

Advertising is not the problem. The current ad system is to blame. A different ad model is needed. One that is built using privacy, choice and rewards. User data and activity is not collected. Users have the choice to engage or ignore. And, if they choose to engage, they are compensated. Money flows directly from the seller to the buyer. We built this solution and call it Sellff Offers. It’s an alternative model that works the opposite of AdTech. Although just launched, we think Sellff Offers is the future of digital advertising. https://sellff.com/offers

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by geodel »

This is great news. I hope they will be able to beat Google in Ad game. Customers have spoken, they need ads, they want ads and they love ads.

I mean thats the reason all streaming service are now pushing ads after years claiming the ad-free viewing is superior experience. They are admitting to the fact people love 30 min show end up in one hour because of ads.

Adding additional ads is future I am looking forward to.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by AlexandrB »

llmblockchain wrote: post #46

Brave is shilled by so many tech "influencers" on Youtube you would assume it's a decent browser. These are privacy focused people. People that promote and use Linux daily and they're using a browser that is one step away from Google. What a joke.

Are these paid promotions? Youtube influencers shill so many dubious sponsored products in general they've become very easy to ignore since one can assume it's all trash.

Short list of other YouTube trash I'm never touching:

* OperaGX

* NordVPN

* SurfShark

* RidgeWallet

* BetterHelp

* And the granddaddy of all trash sponsorships - Raid: Shadow Legends

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