Brave team member @fanboynz:
“Brave uses the same lists” (as uBlock Origin).
In addition, I occasionally write custom filters; and I created a Manifest V3 extension for Brave Browser.
I do not expect “ease of use” to improve. I anticipate “let Microsoft do ‘this’ and ‘that’ for you.” ← That I keep trying to disable.
My interest in Brave Browser is Privacy and Security, as long as Brave has the browser that has the lead.