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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chromium based in addition to Brave pushing things with no way to opt out

[–] Snowpix 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plus pushing Crypto nonsense, shady changes to links, and donating to anti-LGBT causes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait fr Damn the crypto was weird But anti-LQBT is hella shit

Now I feel shit for even recommending the browser in the past

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the very reason Brave exists is Brendan Eich, its founder, being fired from Mozilla for donating to anti-LGBT groups.

[–] PerogiBoi 1 points 1 year ago
[–] niisyth 8 points 1 year ago

Never had any trust on em due to the former reasons but I didn't even know about the last part. Glad I always side eyed them with suspicion.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Adding this to the pile: CEO wants brave to be an ad platform. He doesnt want to challenge power beyond gaining it for himself.