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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: 0.001s | 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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decentralised ◴[17 Nov 17 15:37 UTC] No.15722763[source]▶
You should really try the browser itself, partly because it will pay you to watch some ads, and partly because it will respect your privacy.
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proaralyst ◴[17 Nov 17 15:46 UTC] No.15722882[source]▶
But I trust Mozilla more with my privacy and I don't want to watch ads at all!
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hiq ◴[17 Nov 17 16:01 UTC] No.15723048[source]▶
This, so much this. Maybe I could reconsider if they paid me more than a few dollars per good (according to me) advertisement, but I doubt that this will be the case. Until then, I will stick to ad-blocking.
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1. miyayes ◴[17 Nov 17 22:21 UTC] No.15726483[source]▶
I don't think you have a good understanding of BAT. They are aiming for high quality ads that aren't spammy. The ads will be displayed in something like a private ad tab, and won't be put in in-page slots. So, if you don't want to look at the private ad tab, then it's logically equivalent to not seeing ads. If you want to and be compensated for it, then the option is there. What's wrong with having more options?

Secondly, Brendan Eich already confirmed that there is a 70% revenue share for users. Let's pretend the advertiser is paying 10 cents per view, then you would get 7 cents per ad watched. 70% is a lot.

Thirdly, even if it's just a few cents, it's better than nothing. Things build up over time. Before you know it, you'll have a few $. That's awesome. You can get a month of subscription on a ton of websites for like $3. That's also 3 songs on iTunes store, or a paid app on the app store.