On 15/09/2023 14:39, Theo wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Theo wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
mm0fmf wrote:
My preferred alternative is Brave. Chrome with less tracking.
But with added adverts?
Only if you enable their own adverts (which are hopeless). Otherwise it's >>> ad free - including on Youtube videos.
Oh, I though their schtick was to replace other people's adverts with
some they got revenue from, and pay the watcher a sliver of
crypto-currency? If it's not like that any more I might make them my
backup browser ...
No, they have an option where their ads appear as your OS notifications, and in return for seeing them they pay you tokens which you can either cash out or donate to 'creators' whose sites/videos/githubs/etc you use. The ads
in the UK are rubbish though - mostly for various crypto stuff - and the return you get isn't large (cents not dollars).
I like the idea of the donating-to-creators-you-visit, but the
implementation isn't quite there. It is also crypto infested - rather than just putting a few quid in the jar for your creators you have to effectively set up a crypto bank account, which is a mix of banking KYC bureaucracy
and crypto shadiness.
But if you turn all this stuff off (the controls for which are prominent in settings, and much of it is opt-in) it's just a regular browser, and the ad/tracker blocking is pretty good.
Theo
Yes, no ads in my Brave. I run it on Windows 10, Linux and Android.
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