Is there anything more annoying than a “404 page not found” message? In a bid to make the web more reliable, blockchain-based decentralized browser has added a tool that it says could make messages like this a thing of the past.
The latest version of its desktop browser, says the company, has been fitted with a 404 detection system automated Wayback Machine look-up process – so users can stop 404s in their tracks.
Brave, which allows its users to earn tokens as they browse, stated in a blog post,
“The web is fragile. Just as nations rise and fall, so do the websites of your favorite news organizations, brands, companies, governments, etc. Web pages are edited and pages are taken down.”
Brave says,
“[Users can enjoy] one-click access to archived versions of Web pages that might otherwise not be available. Specifically we are checking for 14 HTTP error codes in addition to the 404 (page not found) condition, including: 408, 410, 451, 500, 502, 503, 504, 509, 520, 521, 523, 524, 525 and 526.”
The browser’s BRAVE Rewards program allows users to earn tokens as a reward for viewing ads, allowing them to set the number of ads they want to see per hour.
The company says that its tokens can currently be spent on supporting some 300,000 selected web creators. Brave also says that it is now working on solutions that will let BAT users pay for premium content, gift cards and more.