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by strix_varius 676 days ago
As a daily user, I really am curious how you came to this conclusion.

Brave is essentially un-googled chromium with ublock built-in. It's available on windows, Linux, osx, and android. I can't imagine how a reasonable person could consider it "adware."
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kerkeslager 676 days ago
Last I checked, it serves up ads when installed. Literally the definition of adware.
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strix_varius 676 days ago
> it serves up ads when installed. Literally the definition of adware.

It, literally, doesn't. I'm baffled by your misapprehension - brave exists to block ads.

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kerkeslager 675 days ago
You can buy an ad on Brave here: https://brave.com/brave-ads/
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strix_varius 675 days ago
That's for brave's search product (https://search.brave.com/), not its browser.
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kerkeslager 675 days ago
From the page:

> New tab takeovers:

> Striking, high-definition images that are featured in the Brave new tab image rotation. Advertisers have the opportunity to feature their brand prominently in this coveted space in front of millions of consumers. Designed for high-impact branding and awareness campaigns.

So, the browser.

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strix_varius 674 days ago
It's surreal to have to explain to someone in HN how browsers work... You can set your homepage to a URL. If that URL has ads on it, like Google or Bing etc, then you will see ads when you open your browser. If you set your homepage to a URL without ads, you will not see ads. This has been true since Netscape Navigator.
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baal80spam 675 days ago
This is false, and always has been.
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kerkeslager 675 days ago
You can buy an ad on Brave here: https://brave.com/brave-ads/
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strix_varius 675 days ago
That's for brave's search product (https://search.brave.com/), not its browser.
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kerkeslager 675 days ago
From the page:

> New tab takeovers:

> Striking, high-definition images that are featured in the Brave new tab image rotation. Advertisers have the opportunity to feature their brand prominently in this coveted space in front of millions of consumers. Designed for high-impact branding and awareness campaigns.

So, the browser.

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strix_varius 674 days ago
It's surreal to have to explain to someone in HN how browsers work... You can set your homepage to a URL. If that URL has ads on it, like Google or Bing etc, then you will see ads when you open your browser. If you set your homepage to a URL without ads, you will not see ads. This has been true since Netscape Navigator.
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antifa 675 days ago
Brave seemed normal for days/weeks then one day randomly started giving me hourly crypto spam notifications. I had remove it's permission to send notifications.
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