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Brave's aggressive marketing (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by frequency@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Was reading an answer to the question about fresh Amazon tablet and saw this. They used up the question as a hook to promote their browser. Pretty sure I'm avoiding Brave from now on.

Q: Does the fire max 11 have YouTube app on it. A: I have installed Google Playstore , but I skip installing Youtube app . There is better option . Brave Browser in Playstore !! That thing has AWESOME popup Blocker and it's own integrated Youtube Ads and other Nuisances blocker . My point ? You don't need youtube on Fire max , You don't need Google Maps , You don't need Facebook App . Just Use Brave .

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[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 5 points 2 years ago

Is this post paid marketing for Brave browser?

[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Former brave fanboy here. This company is a fucking plague and they should be on trial for misleading their users.

Absolute scam -severalbillion/10

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Brave is a shit company, but I'd still take it over Google if those were the only two choices available. So yes even if it's an ad... It's not wrong.

[–] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

If only there were better options...

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 5 points 2 years ago

Never quite understood the will for people to put so much reliance on the endpoint to filter things, at least if your talking about a device bot likely to leave home on any regular basis. It just makes it difficult to maintain cocnsistent results if you have to configure everything individually. A network level firewall + DNS filter of choice can cover a good amount of the problems of these type of things aim to resolve for everyone on the network, even if you don't get into the extreme ends of things.

[–] InFerNo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

People realising apps are just websites in wrappers.

Vele apps hebben geen bestaansrecht, maar op een bepaald moment in het verleden zijn ontwikkelaars hun websites toch als apps gaan beginnen verpakken.

[–] NabeGewell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It replaces Facebook AND has integrated youtube ads? I'm there

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use Brave and Nord VPN. Am I going to die?

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wolves howling

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