“We’ve removed all search API calls to Bing, which previously represented about 7% of query results.”
Brave dropped the last 7% of Bing results and calls itself 100% independent. Two paragraphs later, image and video searches get redirected to Bing or Google because its own index isn’t good enough yet. The push came from Microsoft’s API price hike after the OpenAI deal, which will hit DuckDuckGo and friends when their contracts expire. Independence, except for the pictures.