Yes, that’s precisely the problem. This is a traditional evil startup doing open-washing/p2p-washing. A blockchain is in 99.9% of cases the wrong approach to the right problem. And even when a blockchain is an acceptable solution, advertising remains utterly unacceptable (buying into people’s minds and opinion is the opposite of democracy) and a single for-profit entity having power over what’s considered a public utility (a blockchain) can only lead to bad outcomes.
Brave Browser has had many shady practices over the years, and is owned by the ad industry. They have repeatedly shown their commitment to dubious, user-hostile practices for their benefit. See for example a few examples listed on their wikipedia page (among others).
Yes, that’s precisely the problem. This is a traditional evil startup doing open-washing/p2p-washing. A blockchain is in 99.9% of cases the wrong approach to the right problem. And even when a blockchain is an acceptable solution, advertising remains utterly unacceptable (buying into people’s minds and opinion is the opposite of democracy) and a single for-profit entity having power over what’s considered a public utility (a blockchain) can only lead to bad outcomes.
Brave Browser has had many shady practices over the years, and is owned by the ad industry. They have repeatedly shown their commitment to dubious, user-hostile practices for their benefit. See for example a few examples listed on their wikipedia page (among others).