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by smsm42 1719 days ago
I think those ads are much better. In-page ads interrupt my content, claim my attention when I want to see something else, and distract from the page (and sometimes even break it). Ad-heavy pages are nearly unusable, especially on lower-power mobile devices. OTOH, I don't mind a popup once per hour - it's not modal, does not require me to do anything, does not consume resources and I can easily deal with it whenever I want. Page popup ads are infuriating, but Brave ones never really bothered me.
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To each their own. I don’t like anything blinking or appearing in my peripheral