How Brave wants to stop cookie notifications in the browser

By now, most online users are probably tired of all the notifications asking whether to allow or block cookies when browsing the web.

Since 2022, the Brave browser has offered built-in blocking of these notifications, but the feature does not display some sites correctly. Brave’s solution to the problem is Cookiecrumbler, a new extension that uses AI to block the notifications without affecting page display.

Cookiecrumbler is based on open-source code, and since the blocking is done via Brave’s servers, there should be no danger to privacy, Bleeping Computer reports.

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