Brave News: require opt-in

.storybook/locale.ts

@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ let locale: Record<string, string> = {
   rewardsWidgetEnableBrandedWallpaperTitle: 'Get paid to view this sponsored background image.',
   tosAndPp: 'By turning on {{title}}, you agree to the $1Terms of Service$2 and $3Privacy Policy$4.',
   braveTodayDisableSourceCommand: 'Disable content from $1',
+  braveTodayIntroTitle: `Today's top stories in a completely private feed, just for you.`,
+  braveTodayIntroDescription: `Brave News is ad-supported with completely private and anonymized ads matched on your device. Your personal information always stays private, per our $1privacy policy$2.`,
+  braveTodayOptInActionLabel: 'Show Brave News',
+  braveTodayOptOutActionLabel: 'No thanks'
 }
 
 export function provideStrings (strings: Record<string, string>) {

browser/brave_profile_prefs.cc

@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ void RegisterProfilePrefsForMigration(
   registry->RegisterIntegerPref(
       kAlternativeSearchEngineProviderInTor,
       TemplateURLPrepopulateData::PREPOPULATED_ENGINE_ID_INVALID);
+  // Added 05/2021
+  registry->RegisterBooleanPref(kBraveTodayIntroDismissed, false);
 }
 
 void RegisterProfilePrefs(user_prefs::PrefRegistrySyncable* registry) {
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ void RegisterProfilePrefs(user_prefs::PrefRegistrySyncable* registry) {
 
   // Brave Today
   registry->RegisterDictionaryPref(kBraveTodaySources);
-  registry->RegisterBooleanPref(kBraveTodayIntroDismissed, false);
+  registry->RegisterBooleanPref(kBraveTodayOptedIn, false);
   registry->RegisterListPref(kBraveTodayWeeklySessionCount);
   registry->RegisterListPref(kBraveTodayWeeklyCardViewsCount);
   registry->RegisterListPref(kBraveTodayWeeklyCardVisitsCount);

browser/extensions/api/settings_private/brave_prefs_util.cc

@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ const PrefsUtil::TypedPrefMap& BravePrefsUtil::GetAllowlistedKeys() {
       settings_api::PrefType::PREF_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
 #endif
   // Brave today prefs
+  (*s_brave_allowlist)[kBraveTodayOptedIn] =
+      settings_api::PrefType::PREF_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
   (*s_brave_allowlist)[kBraveTodaySources] =
       settings_api::PrefType::PREF_TYPE_DICTIONARY;
   // Clear browsing data on exit prefs.

browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ void CustomizeWebUIHTMLSource(const std::string &name,
         { "braveTodayTitle", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_TITLE },
         { "braveTodayIntroTitle", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_INTRO_TITLE },
         { "braveTodayIntroDescription", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_INTRO_DESCRIPTION },
+        { "braveTodayOptInActionLabel", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_OPT_IN_ACTION_LABEL },
+        { "braveTodayOptOutActionLabel", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_OPT_OUT_ACTION_LABEL },
         { "braveTodayStatusFetching", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_STATUS_FETCHING},
         { "braveTodayActionRefresh", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_ACTION_REFRESH},
         { "braveTodayScrollHint", IDS_BRAVE_TODAY_SCROLL_HINT},

browser/ui/webui/new_tab_page/brave_new_tab_message_handler.cc

@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ base::DictionaryValue GetPreferencesDictionary(PrefService* prefs) {
   pref_data.SetBoolean(
       "isBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed",
       prefs->GetBoolean(kBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed));
-  pref_data.SetBoolean(
-      "isBraveTodayIntroDismissed",
-      prefs->GetBoolean(kBraveTodayIntroDismissed));
+  pref_data.SetBoolean("isBraveTodayOptedIn",
+                       prefs->GetBoolean(kBraveTodayOptedIn));
   pref_data.SetBoolean(
       "showBinance",
       prefs->GetBoolean(kNewTabPageShowBinance));
@@ -323,6 +322,11 @@ void BraveNewTabMessageHandler::OnJavascriptAllowed() {
       base::Bind(&BraveNewTabMessageHandler::OnPrivatePropertiesChanged,
       base::Unretained(this)));
   }
+  // News
+  pref_change_registrar_.Add(
+      kBraveTodayOptedIn,
+      base::Bind(&BraveNewTabMessageHandler::OnPreferencesChanged,
+                 base::Unretained(this)));
   // New Tab Page preferences
   pref_change_registrar_.Add(kNewTabPageShowBackgroundImage,
     base::Bind(&BraveNewTabMessageHandler::OnPreferencesChanged,
@@ -470,8 +474,8 @@ void BraveNewTabMessageHandler::HandleSaveNewTabPagePref(
     settingsKey = kNewTabPageShowStats;
   } else if (settingsKeyInput == "showToday") {
     settingsKey = kNewTabPageShowToday;
-  } else if (settingsKeyInput == "isBraveTodayIntroDismissed") {
-    settingsKey = kBraveTodayIntroDismissed;
+  } else if (settingsKeyInput == "isBraveTodayOptedIn") {
+    settingsKey = kBraveTodayOptedIn;
   } else if (settingsKeyInput == "showRewards") {
     settingsKey = kNewTabPageShowRewards;
   } else if (settingsKeyInput == "isBrandedWallpaperNotificationDismissed") {

chromium_src/chrome/browser/prefs/browser_prefs.cc

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ void MigrateObsoleteProfilePrefs(Profile* profile) {
 
   // Added 04/2021
   profile->GetPrefs()->ClearPref(kAlternativeSearchEngineProviderInTor);
+  // Added 05/2021
+  profile->GetPrefs()->ClearPref(kBraveTodayIntroDismissed);
 }
 
 // This method should be periodically pruned of year+ old migrations.

common/pref_names.cc

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const char kNewTabPageShowTogether[] = "brave.new_tab_page.show_together";
 const char kNewTabPageShowsOptions[] = "brave.new_tab_page.shows_options";
 const char kBraveTodaySources[] = "brave.today.sources";
 const char kBraveTodayIntroDismissed[] = "brave.today.intro_dismissed";
+const char kBraveTodayOptedIn[] = "brave.today.opted_in";
 const char kBraveTodayWeeklySessionCount[] =
     "brave.today.p3a_weekly_session_count";
 const char kBraveTodayWeeklyCardViewsCount[] =

common/pref_names.h

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ extern const char kNewTabPageShowTogether[];
 extern const char kNewTabPageShowsOptions[];
 extern const char kBraveTodaySources[];
 extern const char kBraveTodayIntroDismissed[];
+extern const char kBraveTodayOptedIn[];
 extern const char kBraveTodayWeeklySessionCount[];
 extern const char kBraveTodayWeeklyCardViewsCount[];
 extern const char kBraveTodayWeeklyCardVisitsCount[];

components/brave_extension/extension/brave_extension/background/today/index.ts

@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
 // you can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 import * as Background from '../../../../../common/Background'
+import { getPreference } from '../../../../../common/settingsPrivate'
 import * as Feed from './feed'
 import * as Publishers from './publishers'
 import * as PublisherUserPrefs from './publisher-user-prefs'
 import { fetchResource, getUnpaddedAsDataUrl } from './privateCDN'
 
 const SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_TODAY = 'brave.new_tab_page.show_brave_today'
+const SETTINGS_KEY_OPTED_IN = 'brave.today.opted_in'
 const ALARM_KEY_FEED_UPDATE = 'brave-today-update-feed'
 const ALARM_KEY_PUBLISHERS_UPDATE = 'brave-today-update-publishers'
 
+// Only do certain things when Brave Today is enabled
+let isStartedUp = false
+
 //
 // This module is the orchestrator for the Brave Today backend.
 // It handles command communication from front-ends, as well
@@ -66,11 +71,6 @@ function stopUpdateFrequency () {
   chrome.alarms.clear(ALARM_KEY_PUBLISHERS_UPDATE)
 }
 
-async function getHasBraveTodayBeenUsed () {
-  // We'll only have local data if data has been fetched or cached.
-  return !!(await Feed.getLocalData())
-}
-
 // Setup listeners for messages from WebUI
 import MessageTypes = Background.MessageTypes.Today
 import Messages = BraveToday.Messages
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Background.setListener<void>(
     // most NTP opens won't result in reading Brave Today
     // content (or changing publisher settings).
     // Only do this if we've previously interacted with brave today
-    if (await getHasBraveTodayBeenUsed()) {
+    if (isStartedUp) {
       await Promise.all([
         Feed.getOrFetchData(),
         Publishers.getOrFetchData()
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ Background.setListener<void>(
 Background.setListener<Messages.GetFeedResponse>(
   MessageTypes.getFeed,
   async function (req, sender, sendResponse) {
+    if (!isStartedUp) {
+      sendResponse({ })
+      return
+    }
     try {
       const feed = await Feed.getOrFetchData()
       // Only wait once. If there was an error or no data then return nothing.
@@ -125,9 +129,12 @@ Background.setListener<Messages.GetFeedResponse>(
 Background.setListener<Messages.GetPublishersResponse>(
   MessageTypes.getPublishers,
   async function (req, sender, sendResponse) {
-    // TODO: handle error
-    const publishers = await Publishers.getOrFetchData()
+    if (!isStartedUp) {
+      sendResponse({ publishers: {} })
+      return
+    }
     // TODO(petemill): handle error
+    const publishers = await Publishers.getOrFetchData()
     sendResponse({ publishers })
   }
 )
@@ -158,6 +165,10 @@ Background.setListener<{}, Messages.SetPublisherPrefPayload>(
 Background.setListener<Messages.IsFeedUpdateAvailableResponse, Messages.IsFeedUpdateAvailablePayload>(
   MessageTypes.isFeedUpdateAvailable,
   async function (req, sender, sendResponse) {
+    if (!isStartedUp) {
+      sendResponse({ isUpdateAvailable: false })
+      return
+    }
     const requestHash = req.hash
     // Check for update from local
     const feed = await Feed.getOrFetchData(true)
@@ -171,24 +182,29 @@ Background.setListener<Messages.IsFeedUpdateAvailableResponse, Messages.IsFeedUp
   }
 )
 
-Background.setListener<Messages.ClearPrefsResponse, Messages.ClearPrefsPayload>(
-  MessageTypes.resetPrefsToDefault,
-  async function (req, sender, sendResponse) {
-    await PublisherUserPrefs.clearPrefs()
-    const publishers = await Publishers.update(true)
-    sendResponse({ publishers })
-  })
-
-// Only do certain things when Brave Today is enabled
-let isStartedUp = false
+Background.setListener<
+  Messages.ClearPrefsResponse, Messages.ClearPrefsPayload
+>(MessageTypes.resetPrefsToDefault, async function (req, sender, sendResponse) {
+  await PublisherUserPrefs.clearPrefs()
+  const publishers = await Publishers.update(true)
+  sendResponse({ publishers })
+})
 
-async function conditionallyStartupOrShutdown (pref: chrome.settingsPrivate.PrefObject) {
-  if (pref.type !== chrome.settingsPrivate.PrefType.BOOLEAN) {
-    throw new Error(`Unknown pref type for '${SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_TODAY}'. Expected BOOLEAN but saw ${pref.type}.`)
+async function conditionallyStartupOrShutdown () {
+  const prefs = await Promise.all([
+    getPreference(SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_TODAY),
+    getPreference(SETTINGS_KEY_OPTED_IN)
+  ])
+  let isBraveTodayEnabled = true
+  for (const pref of prefs) {
+    if (pref.type !== chrome.settingsPrivate.PrefType.BOOLEAN) {
+      throw new Error(`Unknown pref type for '${pref.key}'. Expected BOOLEAN but saw ${pref.type}.`)
+    }
+    if (!pref.value) {
+      isBraveTodayEnabled = false
+    }
   }
-  const isBraveTodayEnabled = pref.value
-  const hasBraveTodayBeenUsed = await getHasBraveTodayBeenUsed()
-  if (isBraveTodayEnabled && hasBraveTodayBeenUsed && !isStartedUp) {
+  if (isBraveTodayEnabled && !isStartedUp) {
     isStartedUp = true
     ensureUpdateFrequency()
   } else if (!isBraveTodayEnabled && isStartedUp) {
@@ -197,11 +213,11 @@ async function conditionallyStartupOrShutdown (pref: chrome.settingsPrivate.Pref
   }
 }
 
-chrome.settingsPrivate.getPref(SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_TODAY, conditionallyStartupOrShutdown)
-
 chrome.settingsPrivate.onPrefsChanged.addListener(async prefs => {
-  const pref = prefs.find(pref => pref.key === SETTINGS_KEY_SHOW_TODAY)
-  if (pref) {
-    await conditionallyStartupOrShutdown(pref)
-  }
+  await conditionallyStartupOrShutdown()
+})
+
+conditionallyStartupOrShutdown()
+.catch((err) => {
+  console.error('Could not startup Brave News', err)
 })

components/brave_new_tab_ui/actions/today_actions.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ type DataReceivedPayload = {
 }
 export const dataReceived = createAction<DataReceivedPayload>('dataReceived')
 
+export const optIn = createAction('optedIn')
+
 /**
  * Scroll has reached a position so that another page of content is needed
  */

components/brave_new_tab_ui/api/preferences.ts

@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export function saveShowFTX (value: boolean): void {
   sendSavePref('showFTX', value)
 }
 
-export function saveIsBraveTodayIntroDismissed (value: boolean): void {
-  sendSavePref('isBraveTodayIntroDismissed', value)
+export function saveIsBraveTodayOptedIn (value: boolean): void {
+  sendSavePref('isBraveTodayOptedIn', value)
 }
 
 export function saveSetAllStackWidgets (value: boolean): void {

components/brave_new_tab_ui/async/today.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import AsyncActionHandler from '../../common/AsyncActionHandler'
 import * as Background from '../../common/Background'
 import * as Actions from '../actions/today_actions'
 import { ApplicationState } from '../reducers'
+import { saveIsBraveTodayOptedIn } from '../api/preferences'
 
 function storeInHistoryState (data: Object) {
   const oldHistoryState = (typeof history.state === 'object') ? history.state : {}
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ handler.on(
   }
 )
 
+handler.on(Actions.optIn.getType(), async () => {
+  saveIsBraveTodayOptedIn(true)
+})
+
 handler.on(Actions.ensureSettingsData.getType(), async (store) => {
   const state = store.getState() as ApplicationState
   if (state.today.publishers && Object.keys(state.today.publishers).length) {

components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveToday/cardIntro.ts

@@ -6,28 +6,40 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import {
   Block as StandardBlock,
-  Heading as StandardHeading,
-  Image as StandardImage,
-  Text as StandardText
+  Image as StandardImage
 } from './default'
 
 export const Intro = styled(StandardBlock)`
+  font-family: Poppins;
+  color: white;
   text-align: center;
   padding: 44px 90px 36px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 18px;
+  align-items: center;
 `
 
-export const Image = styled(StandardImage)`
-  margin: auto;
-  height: 60px;
+export const Title = styled('h2')`
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 28px;
+  line-height: 38px;
 `
 
-export const Heading = styled(StandardHeading)`
-  margin: 36px 0 24px;
+export const Paragraph = styled('p')`
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 17px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16px;
+  a {
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+  }
 `
 
-export const Text = styled(StandardText)`
-  ${Intro} & {
-    font-weight: 500;
-    line-height: 20px;
-  }
+export const Image = styled(StandardImage)`
+  margin: auto;
+  height: 60px;
 `

components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveToday/cards/cardError.tsx

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ export default function CardError () {
         <Heading>
           Oops…
         </Heading>
-        <Card.Text>
+        <Card.Paragraph>
           Brave Today is experiencing some issues. Try again.
-        </Card.Text>
+        </Card.Paragraph>
       </Content>
     </Card.Intro>
   )