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This one is now opt in with very ambiguous language and doesn't tell you what is doing. I like suggested search results and might check that if I didn't know better.
https://brave.com/blog/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/
They have a habit of doing pretty terrible scammy practices, funnily their bugs all seem to make them money:
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/191yu33/why_is_brave_highly_disliked_in_the_privacy/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42353473
All I know is, I downloaded NewPipe thinking I had a thing, and it doesn't work 70% of the time, but what it DOES do it have a button that says "Open in Browser" which I hit and the video opens in Brave and NO ADS.
EVERYTIME.