What was that creepy bizarre home page photo of a group of surly looking people gathered behind a woman holding her baby. They were all making the same cryptic hand signal toward the mom & baby-like witchcraft or a secret society. They didn’t look well-meaning at all. It was very disturbing. Descr…

Not sure which image you’re referring to but if it was a sponsored NTP image, you should be able to see which ad it was in your 30-day ads history (brave://rewards --> 30-day Ads History).

I just refreshed through every photo it’s offering, and not one of them has what you describe. I see landscapes, oceans, and architecture, but no baby or groups of people. I take it there’s no screenshot for the report?

I have a screenshot- [brave pic] I don’t have Brave Rewards activated

I took the screen Friday March 27th 2026: THE photo properties say it was created Friday, ‎March ‎27, ‎2026, ‏‎5:48:35 PM EST

Usually there’s text in regards to the copyright owner. I have no idea what that is, but it certainly is creepy though.

ok thanks. No way to prevent this type of image?

I have…never seen that before. To clarify, it’s just that image? No additional text or links or anything on the page?

Looks like it is a Proton NTP ad. If you don’t want to see it anymore, you can block it from the Rewards Settings page. However, if you’re not using Rewards, simply click the “gear” icon on the NTP to display dashboard settings, then disable New tab page sponsored images.

This is a good example for Proton to understand, if we cannot understand the ad, and are creeped out by it, it ain’t working as an ad. :sweat_smile: I had zero idea that was an ad, and thought it was a background image, that’s it.

Mimic how to cradle baby’s head. Might be what advertiser is using as a metaphor re care.

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289wk April 9, 2026, 11:04pm 14

Appears to be a Proton ad:

‘After I launch Brave using an Ipad, how do I navigate to :settings” to activate my Firewall+VPN ? There is nothing on the right side for me to click on. Thanks! - #5 by steelhorsecowboy’

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