Brave Browser - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: RichieAll
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 03:26:26 pm
content: I have seen many people installing the Brave Browser to block all You Tube ads. Creators rely on these ads to make money. Anyone know if You Tube will take any actions?Thanks

author: mendip_discovery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 03:37:34 pm
content: Nope, youtube doesn't care.

author: soldar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 06:10:47 pm
content: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/10/18/youtubes-new-ad-blocker-crackdown-what-you-need-to-know/YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers on its site

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 07:48:48 pm
content: I pay for premium, you get what you pay for, don't want to pay, then watch adds, it's the rules of the internet. Plenty of sites refuse to show content with add blockers enabled, can you blame them? Unfortunately people seem to assume the right to have things at other peoples expense, the world does not actually function like that.Brave is all about privacy bla bla, if brave users want ultimate privacy then they are withholding the usual internet currency and must PAY with another currency like USD, GBP or whatever you use when you PAY people for services.It's not that expensive, and yes you can say that uh curiosity stream is cheaper, but it's also shit. You get what you pay for.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 07:50:15 pm
content: Quote from: mendip_discovery on October 22, 2023, 03:37:34 pmYeah, looks like you have missed a few episodes.

author: John B
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 09:35:01 pm
content: Sounds like a subtle ad for Brave.....Brave is good, but for me it's still tied with Firefox. Mainly because Brave isn't "allowed" to have any plugins that would enable downloading videos from youtube. Something to do with the chrome plugin ecosystem.The actual browser engine seems to be higher performance in Brave, being Chromium based, and some websites have better compatibility with Chromium based browsers over Firefox.Oh and Microsoft Edge is cancer in binary form.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 09:47:58 pm
content: Brave pushes its own ads so pick your poison. I don't see it as a real alternative.I use Firefox and have no problem with YT ads. So far. I also use Opera on mobile devices, and also have no ads there.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 22, 2023, 09:55:12 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on October 22, 2023, 07:48:48 pmI also use Premium and ecourage viewers to do so as well.As a creator, if you want to use an ad blocker, that's fine, but just don't complain when companies take measures to stop that.At the end of the day Youtube has to stay in business.

author: John B
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 07:54:10 pm
content: There's a browser called Thorium which might be worth paying attention to. Essentially Chromium with hardware acceleration added back in, plus a few privacy and security features like Brave.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 07:57:58 pm
content: uff browsers seem to be the new linux, everyone has made a better one. Oh it has do not track settings... like chrome?

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 08:44:07 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on October 22, 2023, 09:47:58 pmPlease elaborate. I use Brave and see no ads.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2023, 08:49:45 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on October 23, 2023, 07:57:58 pmNo, it's a bit more subtle. For example, most sites will detect a Firefox adblocker and slam an "in your face" message on the screen. Less ubiquitous browsers fly under the radar.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2023, 07:24:40 am
content: Quote from: Benta on October 23, 2023, 08:44:07 pmThe whole business model of Brave precisely revolves around ads. "Brave ads" is at the core of the whole thing. They have heavily marketed it as being very safe and 100% preserving of privacy, giving users 100% choice, and while that may look true on the surface, a number of people who have dug a little deeper have seemingly found some dubious practices. It's not all roses, and the following is just one example among many:https://decrypt.co/31522/crypto-brave-browser-redirectA rather recent one is not very pretty either:https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/brave-browser-secretly-installing-vpnI for one have been wary of brave for these reasons and wouldn't recommend it, and I know many early adopters have since moved away from it, but everyone is obviously free to make their own mind about it. To be fair, all web browsers more or less rely on the same kind of things to fund the underlying company/fundation, so there's something to be said about pretty much all of them one way or another.As John said above, one exception may be Thorium which is a recent newcomer - it's based on Chromium, but 100% "un-googled" (yes there was already a project called "ungoogled Chromium", because Chromium itself still contains links to Google, but when I tried it, it kept crashing, so yeah. Not very ready for prime time.) Thorium looks interesting, but it's currently just a one-person project, so likewise, stability may not be the best.

author: soldar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2023, 09:27:09 am
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on October 24, 2023, 07:24:40 amI use Brave only for YouTube because I find ads in the middle of videos very disrupting and annoying. I do not remember seeing any ads of any kind.For pretty much everything else I use Firefox with Noscript, Bypass Paywalls, etc.I do wonder how long the Brave YouTube trick will last though. I expect not for long but I will use it while it lasts.

author: mendip_discovery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2023, 05:53:17 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on October 23, 2023, 07:57:58 pmBrowsers are the new OS. We do so much using a browser. I don't have an issue with ads etc. I remember what Yahoo was like before Google came along. I remember shareware and adware just be able to get something done. The internet allows me to do so much more for free, I just have to put up with adverts. If the website wont work for the adverts....I just dont use it.