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[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Brave is garbage. It's a cryptoscam adscam browser based on Chrome. For the love of god, use Firefox (or Vivaldi if you absolutely need chromium)

[–] Clandestine@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can't say I disagree, I've long abandoned it on my PC.

But Brave has superb AdBlocking capabilities compared to every other browser for iPhone, so I'm still using it on my phone.

[–] Samueru@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But Brave has superb AdBlocking capabilities compared to every other browser for iPhone

It is the same on android, it even lets me watch youtube vids without ads and in the background.

[–] aido@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

On Android you can use Firefox + uBlock Origin now

[–] 13@kbin.run 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml @FatCat@lemmy.world Brave may have its flaws but at least it has an offline Dino game, what does Firefox have?

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 1 points 11 months ago

an offline breakout game

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

>Cryptoscam

I turned it off

>Adscam

I turned them off

>Based on chrome

Chromium

>use Firefox

No.

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Cope and Seethe

[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No.

*Links article about one of the best takes ever made by an online company

Wild

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 months ago

Are you saying you don’t like Firefox because they don’t like propaganda?

[–] elwy@fedit.io 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

At least on android Firefox has Google tracking built into the app among much other tracking/ads. If you don't like Brave you may want to consider a Firefox fork. On IOS Brave is the only big browser with competent adblock afaik until/unless Firefox gets extensions going.

Edit: I forgot criticizing Firefox is wrongthink on the fediverse and will get you donwnvoted no matter what. Even if it's in the context of advising people to switch FROM Brave TO a Firefox fork on Android.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if fennec has it, it's the core Firefox android build that is not published to the store.

[–] elwy@fedit.io 1 points 11 months ago

Fennec doesn't have any of it (Google Analytics, Pocket, Mozilla Tracking), which is why it's my choice of mobile browser. It's on FDroid

[–] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Brave on iOS is one of the more legitimate ways of getting an ad blocker

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Firefox has adblockers on mobile

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Firefos add-ons don't work on iOS, I literally just googled it to ensure I was informed before writing what you wrote.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios#:~:text=Add%2Dons%20for%20the%20desktop,%2C%20Mac%2C%20Windows%20and%20Linux

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I see. Another reaffirmation in my choice to not use iphone.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

I have an android from 2018, it still works great and I can run adblock on firefox, eat shit apple!

[–] Hermokuolio@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It allows Google to continue controlling the Internet.