Brave can’t load any website except YouTube (partially) on Mac

Hello, Brave is unable to load any website on my Mac. I get ERR_ADDRESS_INVALID on every URL. Only YouTube partially loads. I have tried: reinstalling Brave, resetting settings, changing DNS to 8.8.8.8, disabling VPN, disabling firewall. Safari works fine on the same network Mac OS. Please help.

@mlkk

Create a new user Profile for Testing:

Create and use AN ADDITIONAL Brave Browser user Profile (Menu --> More tools --> Add profile) - only ← meaning: Do not have any other Brave Browser user Profile tabs/windows open.

When creating this new Brave Browser user Profile for test purposes

  • Do not import anything.
  • Do not add any extensions.
  • Do not allow/enable any Brave Browser “bells and whistles” such as Brave Rewards, Brave Talk, etc.

IF this test Brave Browser user Profile does not present your problem, then possibly, the profile that you have been using, has a problem . . . and that might be caused by one or more extensions, or too many tabs ← complex/conundrum.