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The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain – Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard · published 6 June 2020

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First cited: 13 Jun 2020
Most recent: 7 May 2026
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Links from this post: 29
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pivot-to-ai.com

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7 May 2026

pivot-to-ai.com

Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now? Read at the source ↗

23 Dec 2025

shampan.xyz

DeGoogle Read at the source ↗

21 Nov 2025

FIGBERT

I Wrote This #1 Read at the source ↗

13 Jun 2020

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442348

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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

addons.mozilla.org

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm

chrome.google.com

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/brave-logo/

davidgerard.co.uk

News: Telegram appeals injunction, Adaptive Capital fails, the story of the Petro Read at the source ↗

davidgerard.co.uk

https://archive.vn/cAGpe

archive.vn

https://twitter.com/cryptonator1337/status/1269201480105578496

twitter.com

https://t.co/GT9NFnE4uf

t.co

https://twitter.com/cryptonator1337/status/1269260767913795584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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https://github.com/brave/brave-core/blob/357902c33e525a205d5e6590ac22ed4bf9458e06/components/omnibox/browser/suggested_sites_provider_data.cc

github.com

https://www.coinbase.com/join/sezc_n

coinbase.com

https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269289242905042944

twitter.com

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2009/10/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials

ftc.gov

https://www.asa.org.uk/advice-online/affiliate-marketing.html

asa.org.uk

https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269313200127795201

twitter.com

https://github.com/brave/brave-core/blob/master/components/omnibox/browser/suggested_sites_provider_data.cc

github.com

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-browser-no-longer-claims-to-fundraise-on-behalf-of-others-so-thats-nice/

davidgerard.co.uk

https://web.archive.org/web/20190113222047/https:/twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1077103268776431616

web.archive.org

https://web.archive.org/web/20190113222000/https:/twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1077095108758036481

web.archive.org

https://web.archive.org/web/20181221205958/https:/twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1074838081268736001

web.archive.org

https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium

chromium.org

https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium

github.com

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ad-blocking-firefox-focus-android

support.mozilla.org

https://twitter.com/brendaneich/status/718581319060426752

twitter.com

https://web.archive.org/web/20200606232839/https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1269403116740308993

web.archive.org

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/10129

github.com

https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/5761/files

github.com

https://twitter.com/brave?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

twitter.com

https://twitter.com/cryptonator1337/status/1269284407732559872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

twitter.com