Brave taking cryptocurrency donations “for me” without my consent

“Brave” is just a blatant protection racket, trying to strongarm people that want nothing to do with him into contracts dictated by Eich.

On the user-facing side, he’s replacing ads with his own, like a cheap motel WiFi. If you trust this blatant power- and money-grab with your privacy just because you see common cause with his mission to see traditional journalism die, I won’t shed a tear when we find out he’s selling clickstreams to the highest bidder.

This isn't what we're going after at all. We shipped some UI that didn't make it clear that non verified creators aren't actually participating in Brave Rewards and deservedly got a lot of flack for it. We're pushing up a bunch of fixes tomorrow that will (we hope) fix this: https://brave.com/rewards-update/