• FosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish
    441·
    7 days ago

    From the Brave website:

    Beyond this core engine, Brave has built in tons of custom features atop that open-source Chromium core:

    • Built-in ad blocker
    • YouTube ad blocker
    • AI assistant

    Yeah, no. I’ll stick with LibreWolf.

    • Victor@lemmy.world
      212·
      7 days ago

      Not to mention that the CEO of Brave is a homophobic bigot. Good enough for me to boycott as a cis het male.

      • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 days ago

        Edit 2:

        I derped. See below. Speed reading and alcohol make for a less than ideal combination. The eggnog is still tasty though. Leaving it up for transparency.

        het male

        You can call somone a bigoted piece of shit without literally including a group who have fuck all to do with him or his shit opinions. Let’s be better than the exact thing you are calling out. I was with you right up to the last two words which were utterly unnecessary.

        Edit:

        On second reading I’m not clear on the intent of the last statement. I’ll ammend my statement after clarification 👍

        • Victor@lemmy.world
          8·
          7 days ago

          I don’t need to explain myself to you, but I will indulge you nonetheless because of the message I’m trying to spread, even though your attitude off the bat really sucked. 😛

          I added it because I want to normalize that you can support something or boycott something even though not doing so doesn’t affect you directly. You can stand up for something because it’s right, not just because you stand to gain something from it.

          It’s meant to normalize solidarity, which we see very little of in today’s humanitarian and political climate.

          I hope that satisfies you and maybe think one step further before jumping to criticize so quickly. You did make an edit but it didn’t do too much with its demanding tone.

          Happy continuation of the holidays to you.

          • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 days ago

            Considering the edit I made after rereading it - I had difficulty determining if you were firing shots or describing yourself. Speed reading and eggnog mix about as well as one would expect. In short - I’m not here to pick a fight where there isn’t one.

            I’m perfectly happy that my original interpretation was incorrect and will amend my comments as my edit suggested. I understand a lot of marginalized groups are frequently hurt and can lash out generically against the group that hurt them. Its not fun being included in that - which was the intent of my original statement.

            Appreciate the reply - cheers and well wishes. 👍

            • Victor@lemmy.world
              3·
              6 days ago

              No worries, you owned up to the mistake in a very nice manner. We’re cool, you’re a good person.

              Happy new years, eh!

              • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
                1·
                6 days ago

                I’ll admit my booze and nutmeg loaded brain tripped over the acronyms and by the time it processed I’d posted and moved on. A moment later: “holdup…”

                Apologies for the mistake again - and here’s hoping 2026 is kind to us 🍻

    • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
      9·
      7 days ago

      Yeah. That’s where I went. If AI is good enough - it should sell itself. All these browsers have plugins. I see no reason to bake it in unless there’s an alteror motive.

      Everyone’s in a hurry to milk that AI cow… Its a shame about the taste tho.

      • pyre@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 days ago

        there is none, unfortunately. the best you can do is Firefox forks. i use zen, some people use librewolf, but that doesn’t change the fact that Mozilla is getting worse every day. idk how we can get past that other than having another whole ass foundation that invests in a new browser.

  • Guillermosaenz@lemmy.world
    162·
    7 days ago

    If you want a low-drama setup: Firefox + uBlock Origin + tweak Enhanced Tracking Protection to ‘Strict’. Brave is solid too, but I’ve had a few sites act weird with the defaults.

  • Maiznieks@lemmy.world
    11·
    6 days ago

    Tabs on side and adblock is all i care about. I wish firefox management was doing less harm to firefox, but it’s still better than chrome.

    • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      That’s why I use Vivaldi

      Oh and this is my 666th comment here on this Lemmy instance, a lot more than Hexbear. Seriously!

    • deHaga@feddit.uk
      36·
      6 days ago

      Firefox is just Google’s proxy. Proxy wars are very cold war-esque

      Edit. 90% of FF revenue is royalties from Google to stop anti trust lawsuits

  • karzenous@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    7 days ago

    I just found out they’re like that. It turns out both browsers showcase their respective features.

    I think both are equally good for me, it just depends on how you use them. Although their engines are different, Gecho and Chromium.

    • Nalivai@lemmy.world
      5·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, it’s easy to have good arguments if you don’t really care if you’re right or not

    • s'eKo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      I use duck duck go. I’m sure someone will come now and say why it sucks lol

      • Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        6 days ago

        I just dislike any company which advertises their free product, my mind just says “but how do they earn money?”.

        I.E. I had the same thought with Honey…

  • 4am@lemmy.zip
    2557·
    7 days ago

    Brave has crypto minded shit built in, and they “protect you” by running their own tracking network, so they can be the exclusive sellers of the data.

    Fuck brave.

    • FosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish
      19·
      7 days ago

      Saved your comment so I can quote it anytime I see somebody try to push Brave on someone else. It’s like the Jehovah’s Witnesses of browsers Istg.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
      958·
      7 days ago

      crypto minded shit built in

      It’s opt-in.

      they can be the exclusive sellers of the data.

      You just described every single internet service that you’re not actively paying for.

      Fuck Brave.

      I respect your opinion, even if it’s silly.

      • Sleepkever@lemmy.zip
        2·
        6 days ago

        Then we point to the in opt-out able donation systems they embedded into YouTube. The money goes directly to brave unless claimed and even if the content creators are against donations for their content (like Tom Scott) it’s never refunded.

        Or we point to their affiliate links they embedded in every link to crypto sites for a while. Or the one site that recommends them as the best privacy browser that’s actually run by a Brave employee.

        Everytime they fix it in a few weeks and tell everyone they will be better. And every time they find some other way to manipulate websites you are viewing for their gain after a year or so.

        At this point it’s not the current state anymore, it’s the track record of the company that just scummy that should make you lose trust in them, but apparently their ad campaign is so effective everyone just sees the default ad blocking…

      • Lytia @lemmy.today
        33·
        7 days ago

        It’s opt-in.

        Yeah, the part that makes you money is. Still have to manually disable all of the popups and icons begging you to use it.

        You just described every single internet service that you’re not actively paying for.

        Difference is those sites don’t necessarily advertise themselves as “privacy respecting”