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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I really doubt that is marketing. I just think that’s an over-enthusiastic user.
agree, it’s just a dude saying that he likes the built-in ad blocker. I do this with youtube on my smartphone too.
Wait till you hear about revanced
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Wait til you hear about LibreTube
I’m honestly a bit surprised their comment doesn’t contain the user’s affiliate links. “Over-enthusiastic” users used to spam theirs everywhere.
Idk, sound like a paid comment to me.
Brave and Opera GX both have lots of fanboys
It’s not even a comment, it’s an answer to an Q&A on amazon, I’m sure there are more efficient ways to advertise a browser.
I shill brave on iOS regularly as a way to get past ads on mobile and watch with background playback. But that’s more because of how much I hate ads than any loyalty to brave. I highly doubt they’re paying for the kind of low quality shilling this guy is doing on Amazon. If they are, they can start paying me as well!
For iOS there is the Orion Browser. Its a privacy based fork of Safari for iOS and macOS, with built in ad-block, anti-fingerprinting, and supports background and PiP youtube. I use it as my default browser on iOS and Mac.
Its built on webkit, just like Firefox on iOS, but supports both Firefox and Chrome extensions. And their CEO isn’t a crypto shill or anti-lgbtq.
if you’re interested in alternatives with adblockers:
- adguard extension for safari, for general browsing
- video lite app for youtube, or any other video playing website. It’s a browser disguised as video player, but it’s really well done, feels like I’m using the oficial youtube app
I could have written that if I wrote like I was 14. Definitely out here shilling brave. Try it out if you haven’t.
You’re insane.
Aren’t we all?
You’re paranoid, mate
Perhaps you sound like a FireFox or otherwise Anti-Brave shill
Wow wow, slow down dude, now you sound like a Brave shill yourself.
That was the point he was making. Who knows. I agree though sounds like some kid who just discovered an app he likes and is spamming it everywhere. Sadly most marketing is hard to discover.
It’s brave shills all the way down
I really don’t understand why people use and recommend brave. They’ve have had plenty of shady practices in the past and bundle crypto crap by default. If you want to block ads just install ublock origin on (preferably) any privacy respecting browser like firefox (or better yet librewolf), ungoogled-chromium etc
They just don’t know any better. And when you tell them about Brave’s history, they just don’t listen
This is the first time I heard about this. Was using it in the past on iOS, but I’m now using an extension in safari to block ads. What exactly is wrong with Brave?
They were using crypto miners in Brave (now it’s just opt-out optional I think), altering search result’s, and also something about their CEO being a weirdo I think. And also all this dirty advertising and tactics. They’re just shady all around.
There was never a miner in Brave. Their legitimate crypto related features have always been optional. They did add referal links in some urls though
They were using crypto miners in Brave
Huh? They have a crypto service that you can easily opt out of.
altering search result’s
…they have their own search engine they built from scratch. So yeah.
also something about their CEO being a weirdo I think
I love weirdos
And also all this dirty advertising and tactic
This is an incredibly generic complaint
Maybe people “don’t listen” because you’re full of crap.
It’s more that do far I haven’t seen anything wrong with the browser itself.
Yeah I tried it on mobile and it peppered me with requests/pop-ups to get their paid services… Install didn’t last long
The situation on mobile is dire. Bromite and Ungoogled-Chromium are dead, and mobile Firefox is slow crap that Mozilla doesn’t give two fucks about. I’m grinding my teeth using IceRaven and Mulch, but I’m not surprised those with less patience would use an all-in-one solution.
Mobile firefox on ios has been way better than almost everything else, atleast compared to like brave and chrome etc
Maybe its being neglected on android? Im on the latest version and ios 17 dev beta
On iOS, FF is using Safari core so there shouldn’t be any speed difference, and maybe they can concentrate on UI stuff.
Or maybe you’re not looking for stuff I want that used to be in FF but were removed - like bookmarks export/import. That’s just criminal that it was axed in favor of their fIrEFoX AcCunT
Yeah which is why I didn’t mention safari, just others like chrome where i could feel it at times, difference in Ui or something like that maybe? It was a long time ago though
The only thing I wish I had on Firefox is tab groups. That’s it. It’s totally fine otherwise.
(Don’t suggest me an extension. I’ve tried them. They suck. This isn’t a deal breaker for me. I use Firefox.)
Huh
Ive never really used tab groups so they arent really a problem for me, might try them out someday though
I have had compatibility issues with firefox
Somepages straight up dont work
Dev tools are broken on my side. Nothing displays in that panel
Honestly? Firefox on android sucks and unless you’re getting a fork like Mull on f-droid, the default Firefox on on the Playstore is really bad for privacy too. Brave just covers all the bases on Android and there isn’t much to complain about.
I’ve been using using firefox and more recently fennec and mull on android for years now and I’ve never had a problem with it. Why do you think it sucks? Just the fact that you can install extensions on firefox (or fennec or mull) makes it by far the best browser in my opinion. I do agree that firefox by default has some privacy issues but there’s no way it’s worse than chrome which almost everyone uses, and as you said you can just use a fork like mull for best privacy.
you can also install extensions on kiwi browser
Brave sucks. Firefox + uBlock Origin is superior.
Yes I’m a Firefox Supremacist.
Wait untill OP says you are paid by mozilla
“Firefox macht Frei”
You ok?
Am gud hun. U? xx
Just feel like this slogan is not to be joked about…
I’ll try anything once.
Gentle reminder that Brave’s CEO is a known bigot and the browser is just chrome with a few extensions and fresh coat of paint.
You’re selling them short. They also developed some crypto shit to shoehorn into it.
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Maybe, but there are LOT of weirdly aggressive Brave fanboys out there that would probably say shit like this without getting paid. Not sure how they convinced people that they were so great. Brave is a decent browser but it has a sketchy history, just like the people behind it. Would definitely recommend staying away.
Look ! Firefox marketing ! Gotta boycott them !
All those wonderful people are all just passionate firefox users, and you could be one too! All have have to do is get firefox! Please get firefox, it’s great! You should totally get firefox!
I mean, there are plenty of reasons not to use Brave but this poorly-written, obviously-not-a-paid-review doesn’t really rank up there.
That is some really aggressive marketing.
This is not marketing. This is people trying to destroy Brave’s reputation. This kind of stuff isn’t even effective, so Brave wouldn’t do that
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.
If only there were better options…
It replaces Facebook AND has integrated youtube ads? I’m there
Former brave fanboy here. This company is a fucking plague and they should be on trial for misleading their users.
Absolute scam -severalbillion/10
Wolves howling
tbh one only uses the youtube app if they’re either ignorant or desperate
Meh, I pay for YouTube Premium since it’s included in YouTube Music, and I feel good knowing that creators I watch get more from me than they would if I enabled ads just on their channels.
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What is wrong with the app?
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I’ll agree with that lol. Although I do pay for a YouTube premium, I like YT.music algorithm better than Spotify and not having ads on videos is just a nice bonus. So I do use yt app, as well as newpipe and smarttubenext because yt app is missing some features.
