Both have been reversed, and both were addressed convincingly (that these were true mistakes, not misbehavior they walked back).

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-aff...

https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/a8d34y/youtu...

It's suspect to me that every thread that mentions Brave attracts such bizarre vitriol, with people who keep rehashing old arguments (which are off-topic and never with any actual context so people can make up their own minds). Haven't