Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by mikkupikku on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @12:16PM
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Only if you opt-in to that misfeature, last I checked. It's opt-in, not opt-out.
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Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by thesuitonym on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @12:56PM
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I don't know, Brave says it's every third new tab. https://brave.com/brave-ads/browser/
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by lkbm on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @01:10PM
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Looks like I'm getting a ProtonMail ad every few new tabs. I never noticed because I've never looked at the new tab page. Doesn't noticeably slow it down to have the ad there, luckily.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by thesuitonym on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @02:12PM
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So, to reiterate: Brave is adware.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by cpburns2009 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @01:22PM
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The new tab ads can be disabled with 2 clicks.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by thesuitonym on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @02:12PM
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I love how quickly the goalpost moves from "No ads" to "Only opt in ads" to "Ads can be disabled with two clicks."
Quit coping and just admit it, Brave is adware. If you like it, that's cool, totally your choice. It's fast, performant adware. But it's adware all the same.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by cpburns2009 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @02:50PM
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Firefox has ads in the same places.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by thesuitonym on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @03:12PM
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whataboutism gets you nowhere. Brave is still adware.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by cpburns2009 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @03:39PM
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It's strange you're so adamant to label Brave adware while dismissing concerns that Firefox engages in very similar "adware" practices.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by DaSHacka on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @04:34PM
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As is Firefox, and Chrome.
So really, there's no point in singling it out.
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by bamboozled on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @04:37PM
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It might be adware but I’ve actually never noticed the ads!
Also it’s the only browser on my phone that I can use to browse the web without ads…
Re:Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @10:47PM
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When we're talking about reasons to switch browsers, then saying they both have the same behavior is not whataboutism. It's extremely important context to the complaint.