The Backstory of Brave Browser: Privacy Pioneer Born from Controversy

Brave did not come from nowhere. It was founded in 2015 by internet legend Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla. After leaving Mozilla in 2014 amid controversy over his support for Proposition 8, Eich wanted to build something different.

Along with co-founder Brian Bondy, he launched Brave Software with a clear mission: create a faster and more private browser that blocks ads and trackers by default, without relying on the broken ad ecosystem.

Built on Chromium for compatibility, Brave launched its first developer versions in early 2016. It quickly gained attention for its speed and strong privacy focus.

In 2017 and 2018, Brave introduced its Rewards system using the Basic Attention Token, or BAT. This cryptocurrency lets users earn tokens by viewing privacy-respecting ads, which they can then tip creators with.

Despite some early controversies, including criticism over ad replacement plans and a Tor mode privacy issue, Brave grew rapidly. By focusing on user control, blocking invasive tracking, and offering a Chromium-based alternative to Chrome, it became one of the most popular privacy-first browsers, especially loved on Linux.

Today, Brave stands as a direct challenge to the surveillance-heavy model of big tech browsers.

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Does the Vivaldi browser on Android block ads like Brave browser does?

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Wow, Brave now offers a paid version (it's apparently free on Linux, interestingly) of their browser which doesn't have all the features no one wants anyway.

So I should pay for an extra product that just lets me not have features I never wanted in the first place? They must be really desperate for cash, jeez.

And to be clear: I'm not using Brave in the first place and I'm not likely to, this is not an endorsement, don't @ me with all the "hate browser" stuff.

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I think that brave origin is the best way the brave team could have released a paid version of their browser since if you dont buy it you don't loose out of any feature a premium version might have introduced. Brave origin is just a debloat script thats integrated into the browser that also costs you 60€. If you don't want it then don't buy it and debloat the browser yourself.

as for me: I'm on Linux its free there 

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#voidlinux #brave and #braveOrigin users. I just put my templates into the https://codeberg.org/mobinmob/abyss-packages abyss packages repo for 1.91.171's Wednesday release of both browsers.

Pull and merge into your #void-packages clone.

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Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport

https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/

> Seriously.

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MakeUseOf: Brave Origin might be the one browser people don’t mind paying for. “There are two versions of Brave Origin available: a standalone browser that functions as a separate product, and an upgrade for the regular Brave browser that adds toggles for the various features. A single purchase gives you access to both options. This is a flexible approach, if a little confusing.” The Linux […]