Is Brave Browser Trustworthy?

I've been considering switching to Brave Browser because I like its UI and integrated anti-track features, plus I've been looking for a non-spyware Chromium implementation for a while now. While on the surface it seems great, there have been instances of referral insertion and whitelisting of Big Tech trackers in the past. Were these genuine misunderstandings/mistakes or is Brave Software not what they seem?

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