Why Brave browser not blocking ads by Microsoft and Bing (MSN, too) despite pulling up for same by MS Edge and Duckduckgo?

varnit-nigam commented 20 hours ago

Description

Steps to reproduce

Not much.

Just searched via Bing and DDG and got ads in results.

Refreshed the filter lists (which it does automatically now but I did it manually by unticking and ticking it back) after the ad-filled results but same results thereafter.

Actual result

Same ad-filled results but same results thereafter.

Expected result

Well, as excepted and as promoted and as promised by Brave, it shouldn't have shown those ads or any ads.

Reproduces how often

Easily reproduced

Desktop Brave version (brave://version info)

[Version 1.73.89 Chromium: 131.0.6778.69 (Official Build) (64-bit)] (windows 11)

Android device

Brand/model: Realme
Android version: Android 14

Channel information

[x] release (stable)
[ ] beta
[ ] nightly

Reproducibility

[x] with Brave Shields disabled
[x] with Brave Rewards disabled
[x] in the latest version of Chrome

Miscellaneous information

All stated above.

varnit-nigam commented 20 hours ago

And dirty URL of Bing and DDG. 🤢🤢🤢

varnit-nigam commented 20 hours ago

The DuckDuckGo browser does afford users some limited privacy protections. It blocks some ads (but only “intrusive” ones). It blocks some trackers (but allows Microsoft trackers). And provides some protection against fingerprinting. 👀👀👀

varnit-nigam commented 17 hours ago

LOL. Now Google too. (not just ads but dirty URL too)

🤦

jonathansampson commented 16 hours ago

Brave tends to leave first-party ads alone, since they pose a much smaller security risk than third-party ads. That said, you can set your shields to "Aggressively Block Trackers and Ads," as opposed to "Block trackers & ads". That should remove even the first-party ads from the search engines you shared.

varnit-nigam commented 15 hours ago

Brave tends to leave first-party ads alone, since they pose a much smaller security risk than third-party ads. That said, you can set your shields to "Aggressively Block Trackers and Ads," as opposed to "Block trackers & ads". That should remove even the first-party ads from the search engines you shared.

Aggressive kills the webpage, forget about ads. If I had issues with ads, then all suffer. There is no manual play for sites or pages. If aggressive, then all.

And what about dirty URLs and clearURL thing embedded in Brave?

Also, would like to know what you mean by "first-party ads" and "third-party ads" here?

I know search ads are ads and if I don't want it, it should be blocked, if a blocker is at play. UBO and Adg is the best example.

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