Waterfox will include Brave’s adblock engine, & allow search ads on by default for revenue
https://cyberinsider.com/waterfox-browser-to-add-braves-adblock-engine-allow-search-ads-for-revenue/
https://cyberinsider.com/waterfox-browser-to-add-braves-adblock-engine-allow-search-ads-for-revenue/
6 Comments
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 158d
I actually appreciate the openness. As long as it is openly communicated and optional (but yes... its opt-out instead opt-in), I do not mind that much.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 158d
Hmmm not keen on letting Brave censor the web for me. And why the hell would Brave give Waterfox money if there's no telemetry?
Idgaf about allowing search ads by default on their search partner, whatever fine.
But the Brave part smells really really bad, wasn't their ad blocker inserting ads of its own?
catscape@lemmy.ml · 28 pts · 158d
read the article. they're using brave's open source adblock library; brave isn't paying them to do this.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -1 pts · 158d
Strange to frame it as a financial sustainability decision then.
filt@thelemmy.club · 21 pts · 158d
The financial decision part is regarding search ads with Startpage. Again, read the article.
FriendBesto@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 157d
Brave's adblockers is subpar in comparison to uBlock Origin and their tool set. It is not only about block lists.
racoon@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 157d
kylie_kraft@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 158d