@ o_e_l_e_o i'll look into those links, thanks.
I did like its speed and in-built ad blocker.
Their ad blocker is decent, but not as good as uBlock Origin which gives you more customization. You can also get uBlock on Brave Browser, but if you're gonna install uBlock on Brave, you might as well get rid of Brave and install ublock on FF.
But most probably I'll give another chance to Firefox, although I stopped liking it after it has disappointed me many many years ago.
I'm genuinely curious to know why exactly FF has disappointed you.
Looks like they given up with their idealism (privacy and freedom).
To me it seems like the Brave Team wanted to use the
privacy thing and the BAT reward system as a way to attract ppl from niche markets (privacy community and the crypto communty), but it didn't work so now they're selling out and doing some shady stuff. People thought Brave was going to disrupt the browser market and revolutionize the industry but at the of the day their top priority was the same as any other company: profits, and the privacy and crypto related features were secondary. That's not a bad thing (any company needs money), but like you said, the idealism, the "
we care about your privacy & security" but then you go and do this "
referral links" thing behind the scenes? That's just shitty behaviour.
IMO it's a matter of time before a big company buys Brave Software Inc. And I'm expecting a chinese company to be the one to purchase this browser, just like it happened to Opera
[1]...Heh, that takeover certainly didn't work out for Opera
[2].
1.
https://www.engadget.com/2016-07-18-opera-browser-sold-to-a-chinese-consortium-for-600-million.html2.
https://www.extremetech.com/internet/305149-opera-accused-of-operating-predatory-loan-apps-on-android