Publishers Tell Ad-Blocking Browser to Back Off

But Brave says it 'is the solution, not the enemy'

The nation's most powerful publishers—including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal—sent a letter Thursday to Brave Software, accusing the company of creating a web browser that steal publishers' content while removing their ads.

The browser, Brave, promises to block ads and trackers "that slow you down, spend your bandwidth, and invade your privacy." The company tells consumers it puts "clean ads back," and in turn funds website owners and shares some of the profit with users.

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