I’m still mystified as to how Brave took any market share. I thought there’s two camps: people who care about browser privacy and people who don’t. The latter crowd stay with Chrome or whatever their PC comes with. The former crowd…did I miss a memo on what was wrong with Firefox?
Comment on When people recommend Brave browser.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s because no one knows any alternatives.
If one wants a Chrome-based browser that isn’t Chrome, Brave is the highest-profile one by orders of magnitude. The next is a bunch of high-SEO scamware before honest projects like Vivaldi or Helium are even a whisper.
wabasso@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
With Firefox, presumably compatibility, AI stuff, and a string of lesser Mozilla controversies, I guess?
As for Brave, I think you’re underestimating people. They don’t want to be tracked, they don’t want to see ads. They won’t necessarily go seek a solution out, but if a one-click solution to fix that presents itself in front of their eyeballs, they might try it.
Astertheprince@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Because they pumped out ads for it and paid astroturfers to promote it like crazy. It’s not really that surprising. There are laws against deceptive advertising but they rarely get enforced, and when they do, it’s usually a slap on the wrist. Which is how Brave can lie about browser privacy, get popular, and never get called out for lying in any meaningful way.
kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
You can literally just use ungoogled chromium
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Helium browser.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t blame folks for using it.
I do blame folks for not reading up before recommending it.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thats obscure information, too. It’s reasonable to not know.
I draw the line when its awfulness is pointed out, and linked, alternatives are presented, yet the Brave user digs in their heels and takes criticism of their browser choice personally. That is just ego.
7101334@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I recommend(ed) it so people have a mobile browser with functional adblock. I don’t need to research further to know it does that well, which frankly is all most people will care about.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Congratulations for helping fund bigotry.
Plonk.
7101334@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ah yes, my massive endowment of $0 towards the Brave LGBT Hate Fund
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Do you pay taxes?
If so, good job funding genocide. If not, carry on