It gets my goat that people think it’s a good option. There are plenty of articles explaining some of the many issues with it, but a few are:
- It’s run by anti-LGBTQ+ crypto bros.
- It has ads right out of the box.
- It collected donations towards people who never signed up for them - then held them to ransom in exchange for the kind of information you should never share on the Internet.
- They’re a for-profit advertising company. “Privacy-centric” my elbow.
Why don’t other browsers have ad blocking as good as Brave’s and also work on Android. It just works well out of the box.
Firefox + UBO?
Nowhere near. I use it at work, but Brave still outshines it. Most people haven’t tried Brave because of the icky factor of the CEO, fair enough, but then they don’t know it just works without fuss and that’s why people use it. And Android, as I mentioned
Nowhere near how? I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ad with Firefox + ublock in several years of use. How can brave be better?
What problems have you had with it? I’ve used it for several years now and honestly can’t remember a time when it fell short.