Brave Launches Paid, Bloat-Free "Brave Origin"
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
April 22, 2026
Hank:
> Filling the browser with bloatware just to ask for money to remove it later?
While I don’t think its unfair to see it that way, I do not think that was the intention here. I tend to agree with @dogeyes that this is more of a fan service to the privacy community.
The only thing that irks me about the $60 fee is only charging certain users. If you are going to say the fee is to replace “revenue-generating features that otherwise support Brave as a business” then why not charge Linux users as well?
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