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This is not a good look for brave. (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 days ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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[–] Viatorem@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 days ago

used brave for like a year, saved up however much in their stupid coin and when i went to get it, my browser reset how many ads i saw.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 days ago

Android app person here. They used that title in an A/B test to see if it would help them get more installs for when people searched "Firefox". That is why 1. They picked the words "fire" and "fox", and 2. Why you're not seeing it.

[–] Stomata@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not seeing this

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it comes up as an ad if you search for "firefox"

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I did that. Brave is like 19th on the results list and there's no "forget the fox" in the app name.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (9 children)

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[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

One feels there is an allegory for "too stupid to be afraid" buried in here.

[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

lol

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 22 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If you're gonna get a browser with a brave-like experience, might as well get a Firefox based one like Zen.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (4 children)

How about no

Either Firefox with Arkenfox userjs or Librewolf

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[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

How is it more private, when the browser is the one handling your data to show you ads, on top of the websites trying to do the same. So, extra ads? Wtf.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Brave is also just essentially rebranded Chromium funded by an anti-LGBTQ+ & anti-DEI right-wing CEO.

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[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 days ago

Chromium?

No-ium

[–] Valorie12@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Fox around and find out

[–] TxTechnician@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago

I tried it a few years ago. Ditched it because it's just another chromium browser.

Firefox has been my main for about 6 years now.

I fell for it because Al Swiegerts book: "Automate the boring stuff" used it in the webscrape sample.

After that I just kept using it. And felt justified in my choice when I realized the only other browsers left are chrome and Safari.

I just learned that Safari is a fork on Konquorer. So, that's interesting.

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Personally I never even considered installing it because of its stupid name.

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