Oh apparently they understand Twitch channels too, huzzah, ugh.
"Hello. It looks like you are using WordPress!"
"Your domain is NOT using HTTPS.Uh oh! Your domain is NOT using HTTPS. You will need to fix that before continuing."
"The following error was encountered: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv2/v3 read server hello A: sslv3 alert handshake failure"
Why do I need to be using HTTPS before you'll think about paying me, Brave? I've been getting along posting comics on my HTTP site for an entire decade, and I'm really not interested in bothering to set that up. You are really not built with any understanding of the level of technical knowledge among people who make art, are you. And I'm unusually technical for an artist.
Oh wait there is a 'choose different verification method'. I can place a trusted file in my domain? Nope. Requires HTTPS. Or I can add a record to my DNS settings; let's try that... looks like I gotta wait for the dns to propagate, that's always fun.
Wait, but that's exactly what you're doing to Tom Scott by collecting money in his name after he's asked you not to.
I can set up PayPal donations by including a simple link.
I can set up Patreon donations similarly.
I’ve claimed my site with Google by putting a file in a hidden place. Worked fine over HTTP.
But Brave? Brave, I gotta get this ten year old site converted over to HTTPS. Or wait for DNS to propagate for half a day. All the while y’all might be “taking donations” for me that I’ll never see unless I get this sorted out. Honestly I’ve spent enough time on this that if I don’t see that your site’s seeing my DNS tweak when I poke at it today I’ll probably just see about making my site refuse to serve my content to Brave instead; I’m happy serving my stuff for free but not happy with y’all making money off of it.
I had ads on it just fine without HTTPS. I’ve had PayPal links without it, I’ve had Patreon links. Getting Brave hooked up is a giant pain in the ass compared to everything else I’ve tried.
Most creators are less technical than me and wouldn’t have even gotten that far, and if Brave was taking donations in their name they’d never get paid out. Which kinda sounds scammy to me.