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0 pointsbfung4y ago0 comments

> How are you seeing ads in Brave

I don’t, I’ve never used Brave.

   Brave Ads do not replace current web page ads. By default, Brave blocks privacy-invading web ads and trackers that are embedded in page content. Joining Brave Rewards and viewing Brave Ads does not affect your current blocking settings for each website you visit. The ads you see as part of Brave Rewards are shown separately from your browsing experience and are not the same as the invasive, performance-sapping ads embedded in websites.

But I can already block ads with uMatrix and other ad blockers. So why do I need another browser that does essentially the same, but adds more complexity to the mix, potentially more browser bloat? So instead of funneling ad spend to google, it’s funneled to Brave - but that doesn’t really make a difference to me as a consumer. I can donate or buy products of creators I want to support w/o dealing in BAT.

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omneity4y ago

> I don’t, I’ve never used Brave.

In this case your entire comment is pure FUD and a cheap shot at Brave.

I’ve been using Brave for 2 years, never saw a single ad.

bfungOP4y ago

> never saw a single ad

That cannot be true; brave cannot block first party ads.

I’m saying something very simple:

1. Brave is a browser like any other, in fact, built on top of chromium.

2. The ad blocking can be achieved with ad blockers using normal browsers. There’s ways to block cookies too.

3. Brave has presets for 1&2. Additionally, Brave adds on top more opt-in ads using BAT as an incentive.

Hence, use a normal browser with ad blocking, not chromium based, and FLOC is a non issue. Don’t use chrome, don’t use brave, no need to bother with this article about floc or whatever google api.

hyperbovine4y ago

> That cannot be true; brave cannot block first party ads.

Do all sites on the internet employ first party ads? No? Then it can be true.

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waffle_maniac4y ago

> That cannot be true; brave cannot block first party ads.

Not true. Brave blocks YouTube ads.

colordrops4y ago

They meant Brave ads.

sodality24y ago

Brave does have a feature that displays ads in exchange for BAT, so it's not a cheap shot. https://brave.com/brave-rewards/

omneity4y ago

It is a cheap shot because you have to explicitly go out of your way to enable it.

There’s no conceivable way a Brave user sees ads without very explicitly digging through the settings and enabling them.

Which leads me to wonder, have you yourself ever used Brave?

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tragictrash4y ago

Negative, Ghost Rider. Disingenuous at best.

udbhavs4y ago

Key word: joining Brave Rewards

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsbfung4y ago0 comments

> How are you seeing ads in Brave

I don’t, I’ve never used Brave.

From https://brave.com/brave-rewards/

   Brave Ads do not replace current web page ads. By default, Brave blocks privacy-invading web ads and trackers that are embedded in page content. Joining Brave Rewards and viewing Brave Ads does not affect your current blocking settings for each website you visit. The ads you see as part of Brave Rewards are shown separately from your browsing experience and are not the same as the invasive, performance-sapping ads embedded in websites.