The developers behind Brave Browser have announced that it will begin to block cookie consent notice popups that negatively impact browsing experience for many users.Users of the latest Nightly branch (and version 1.45 when it releases in October) will only have to click “yes” on a dialog box on start-up to block all cookie consent popups, using a set of rules and filters that will look familiar to those who use web browser ad blocking extensions.Brave has long warned that these new initiatives are actually on course to reduce user privacy online, by decreasing the effectiveness of existing ad blocking extensions (opens in new tab) and reducing the choice users have over their web browser.“[...] a cynical proposal adopting just enough of the language and colors of the privacy community to keep regulators at bay, while in practice benefitting Google’s monopoly, all to the detriment of the Web at large,” it said.> Check out our list of the best browsers with a built-in VPN right now> DuckDuckGo, Proton, Mozilla throw weight behind bill targeting Big Tech ‘surveillance’> Google Chrome ad blockers live on after API changes postponed> DuckDuckGo, Proton, Mozilla throw weight behind bill targeting Big Tech ‘surveillance’> Google Chrome ad blockers live on after API changes postponedWith Brave submitting its concerns about Google’s reforms to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (opens in new tab) (CMA), it’s clear that an open web committed to privacy still has its proponents and won’t be going down without a fight."