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by Crestwave 525 days ago
Brave used to insert their affiliate parameters by default when visiting websites.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442027

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They've made good changes after community backlash but their core business model is mostly middle-man stuff with a splash of crypto on top. Firefox's is the Google search engine deal. Pick your poison, I guess.