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Brave expands Basic Attention Token platform to YouTube

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321 points Helloworldboy | 1 comments | 17 Nov 17 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.969s | source
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proaralyst ◴[17 Nov 17 15:24 UTC] No.15722656[source]▶
I think this is a service I'd use if it were available as an extension rather than a browser in its own right.
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nfin ◴[17 Nov 17 16:26 UTC] No.15723365[source]▶
Here one item of the Brave-FAQ:

Why build a browser and not extensions for top browsers?

Extensions face API and performance limits. Our own browser lets us put our best foot forward on speed and deep integration of private ad-tech. We may do extensions if our users find themselves browsing in other browsers often.

=> give them feedback if you’re interested

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1. miyayes ◴[17 Nov 17 22:16 UTC] No.15726452[source]▶
They've confirmed that they will be building extensions for other browsers and expanding BAT beyond the Brave browser. The Brave browser is, of course, the first proving ground and lets them implement the full platform without API limitations, but they've confirmed that insofar as the extension APIs are supportive, they will make extensions.

(And you can still make extensions that offer partial functionality, such as the a BAT wallet for donations, but without the whole BAT Ads platform built in. You would get full functionality in apps that integrate BAT with the SDKs or if you use Brave itself.)

They're also offering SDKs for other apps: e.g., mobile apps, smart TV apps, etc.

See this post: https://basicattentiontoken.org/driving-user-adoption-and-ex...