What Makes Brave's Ad Blocker Different (Staff Engineer Interview)

29/12/2025 5 min
What Makes Brave's Ad Blocker Different (Staff Engineer Interview)

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Brave's ad blocker (Brave Shields) works differently than other Chromium-based blockers. In this video, Henry interviews Anton Lazarev from Brave to understand how they bypass extension limitations by completely sidestepping Manifest V3 restrictions. We also got clarity on Brave Shields vs uBlock Origin, their approach to privacy, and more!🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://youtu.be/2fvngjQUrRU📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Brave Browser: https://brave.com• Brave Search: https://search.brave.com• Adblock Rust (Brave's engine): https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:46 BRAVE ON iOS01:22 APPLE'S NEW FILTERING API01:55 BRAVE VS. AI BROWSERS03:05 BRAVE SHIELDS VS. UBLOCK ORIGIN04:07 DIFFERENT AD BLOCKER PRIORITIES#BraveBrowser #AdBlocking #Chromium...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKJXGM48p00

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