Brave shields are not working

[Rethanis]

Check whether re-downloading the ad block component resolves the issue.

Follow the instructions from this thread:

NOTICE: Users seeing browser freeze or crash may have faulty Ad Block Updater component

Dear Brave Users, A recent issue with Brave’s ad-block list distribution infrastructure caused a small number of users to experience out-of-memory related freezes on startup. The issue has been resolved, but affected users may need to manually remove older data files from their profile directory. To manually remove and re-download the affected component: Close all Brave instances Locate your user data directory For Windows users: ~/Users/AppData/Local/BraveSoftware/Brave-browser/User Da…