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[-] eicker@lemmy.world 128 points 2 days ago

If the allegations are true, Brave has found a remarkably efficient business model: block the publisher’s ads, bypass its paywall, scrape its articles, then sell the results to AI companies. All while marketing itself as the browser that protects people from shady internet practices.

[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 129 points 2 days ago
[-] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 14 points 1 day ago

I don't get why it is listed in the Arch Linux wiki.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I would guess BAT investors

[-] grue@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sounds about right, given that its previous business model was MITMing ads in order to extort website owners to buy its crypto.

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

They also own their own ad company.

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