I think your statement is overbroad in the sense that adblocking is also replacing ads, in that case with empty whitespace but replacing nonetheless. Brave allows users to put something else in the whitespace.
Brave is putting the ads shown (and more importantly reigning in the out of control user tracking and privacy invading bullshit) in the hands of the user.
A side bonus is $ collected and available to content producers and website owners.
If Brave weren't crystal clear about all -- if they marketed themselves as purely an adblocker, for example -- then I think you'd have a point. As it is, it's simply adblocking with a twist.
Brave is putting the ads shown (and more importantly reigning in the out of control user tracking and privacy invading bullshit) in the hands of the user.
A side bonus is $ collected and available to content producers and website owners.
If Brave weren't crystal clear about all -- if they marketed themselves as purely an adblocker, for example -- then I think you'd have a point. As it is, it's simply adblocking with a twist.