It gets my goat that people think it’s a good option. There are plenty of articles explaining some of the many issues with it, but a few are:

  1. It’s run by anti-LGBTQ+ crypto bros.
  2. It has ads right out of the box.
  3. It collected donations towards people who never signed up for them - then held them to ransom in exchange for the kind of information you should never share on the Internet.
  4. They’re a for-profit advertising company. “Privacy-centric” my elbow.
    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      910·
      6 days ago

      He also created JavaScript, but I don’t see people getting upset and telling others to not use JavaScript.

      • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
        20·
        6 days ago

        Well, JavaScript has a lot of horrible features, but it’s ubiquitous and we’re stuck with it for the time being. Certainly it’s another thing to blame Eich for, rather than something that mitigates his other shitty behavior.

        • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          36·
          6 days ago

          Neither does Brave unless you specifically opt in to those services. It’s open source, you can check for yourself.

          • sakuraba@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            6 days ago

            yeah a few of these where made opt in after the userbase backlashed when they made them opt out by default

            they actually have a tendency of making changes this way, i don’t see why i should trust them with anything

      • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
        7·
        6 days ago

        i’m very upset about it and keep telling people not to use it. have for like 15 years.

        • sakuraba@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          a bad opinion is like thinking “how i met your mother” had a nice ending

          actively donating to anti-LGBT campaigns is not a bad opinion, it is a hostile action