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I have also changed my ad settings recently in Brave, but haven't really noticed an increase in ads. This might be because there aren't enough ads on the platform to get pushed out to the increased number of users, although I'm not sure about that, just a guess. On desktop, Brave News is accessed by opening a new tab, and scrolling down.