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:

  1. It’s run by anti-LGBTQ+ crypto bros.
  2. It has ads right out of the box.
  3. 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.
  4. They’re a for-profit advertising company. “Privacy-centric” my elbow.
  • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
    1023·
    2 days ago

    It’s a really good package. Brave has great UX. I like the concept of Firefox, but when I want to use a browser, brave offers the best and the most robust experience.

    I know it’s hated around lemmy, but I also know a lot of it is not based. I try alternatives every now and then, but the usage is just sub par. Just tried Firefox for a month. Had too many issues. Brave works.

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      Which complaints about Brave aren’t true?

      Peter Thiel funding it should be enough for you to not use a product by itself.

      • Lian Dynn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Do you have a source for that? I’m interested, I hate that guy. I was using Brave a few days ago and switched back to Firefox because of container tabs. If that is true, I’ll never touch that shit again in my life.

        • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 day ago

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)

          In August 2016, the company had received at least US$7 million in angel investments from venture capital firms, including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, […]

          Bonus:

          Brave Software was founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and former Mozilla CEO who left the organization after coming under fire for his support of eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry[…]

      • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
        54·
        2 days ago

        From personal experience I can say that I found no hate in the product, no ads, no fraud and unfortunately I haven’t found any crypto there…

        • sakuraba@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          13 hours ago

          well you didn’t use it because one of its default features are ad wallpapers in the new tab page. and no crypto? shit man what browser u using?

    • Elgenzay@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Seconded. I tried Librewolf. Opening the inspector would freeze up some sites. Brave runs better on my machine for some reason. Also i use profiles.

      I just got an Orion linux beta invite so i’ll try that now, and hopefully Ladybird releases soon, but I’ve been reluctantly using Brave in the meantime. Vivaldi might also be a better alternative, but still chromium