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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] 69 points 2 years ago (21 children)

Any minute now one of those brave-browser idiots will be along to tell us all how great ads are because they can make us aware of products that we had not yet discovered or remind us of products we didn't know were near by.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (20 children)

    What does this have to do with brave-browser users?

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (15 children)

    Brave derives revenue from advertising.

    Brave devotees are the only people I've ever seen defending advertising as a user friendly revenue model.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    I had no idea lol I use brave just to avoid ads which is why I'm confused.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Brave is involved in a crypto scam and is backed by conservative evil fuck Peter thiel

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    Thanks for the heads up.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I'd suggest you change to Firefox, but they have made some... troubling changes to their privacy policy recently, so it may be a good idea to use a debranded port of it instead.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Afaik that's mostly FUD and was debunked.

    I'm still not happy with Mozilla throwing money down the AI toilet.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I already mainly use Firefox, BUT I need a browser that supports client certificates (aka mutual TLS). The desktop version does, but not the mobile one.
    Also, once in a while, I need to do something through a shitty website that simply doesn't work in firefox but does in a webkit/blink.
    I usually just blacklist those and never come back, but sometimes it's something I can't avoid like taxes or gov related bs.

    If y'all got a good suggestion, thanks

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    you have 48 hours to uninstall brave or you will be thoroughly cancelled.

    on lemmy, using the browser you are currently using is tantamount to getting a maga tattoo

    you may delay the cancellation by 24 hours by promoting your affinity for linux installs, or swearing that you will switch to a non USA produced kind of ketchup

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (3 children)

    I've noticed brave users are some of the biggest useful idiots on the internet.

    I genuinely think there are 2 classes of brave users: people who are invested in the company trying to viral market it, and the morons who fall for it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What about users who don't use it for the crypto stuff, vpn or any other shady features? I just use it to browse without ads. What's the downside?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    I think many people don’t like it conceptually because the advertising for Brave is:

    Built in Privacy + Crypto + Ad Blocking

    Firefox + uBlock Origin suffices well enough for most people. It’s stable, suits the purpose, and separates them from a company entangled with crypto.

    Everyone is just trying to do their best to balance convenience with the social impacts of their actions. People make change because they care, either altruistically or personally, but it always comes with some sort of personal cost. Putting your neck out there and trying to make a change is more important than any specific browser choice

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I use it on my mobile devices to avoid youtube ads. Because i’ve yet to find a better way to avoid them on a tablet or phone.

    If you have a better option for iphone/ipad, i’m willing to try it.

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