Brave
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Brave Software (Brave), a browser company, has not terminated business relationships for ideological reasons. Brave is committed to protecting all user data from Big Tech and other actors that seek to acquire users' data on the internet. The company does not use ideological agendas to adjust search results and has not corporately funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Brave receives a Lower Risk rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Brave has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Brave does not publish charitable giving guidelines.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Brave does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Brave has not supported ideological causes or policies. Brave is committed to protecting “privacy, neutrality, openness, and most of all freedom. That’s freedom from surveillance, freedom from data theft” (1). It has upheld this mission. Brave states that its product “does not filter, downrank, or censor search results. Nor will we change our search algorithm to increase or decrease the prominence of results in response to current events or anyone’s political, religious, ethical, or other beliefs.” Brave Search—like Brave itself—is intended to be a user-first portal to the web, “free of Big Tech’s manipulation” (2).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Brave has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Brave does not operate a PAC at this time.
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September 29, 2023
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