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I have co-founded two browser companies, Opera Software and Vivaldi Technologies. I was CEO at Opera and I am CEO at Vivaldi.I am a strong proponent of open standards. I believe in building feature rich products that can be adapted to the needs of users without collecting information about usage. I believe no company has the right to profile their users.","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@jon","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"jon","displayName":"Jon S. von Tetzchner","note":"I have been working with Web technologies since 1992. I have co-founded two browser companies, Opera Software and Vivaldi Technologies. I was CEO at Opera and I am CEO at Vivaldi.I am a strong proponent of open standards. I believe in building feature rich products that can be adapted to the needs of users without collecting information about usage. I believe no company has the right to profile their users."}},"content":"<p>In April 1994 I started working on the Opera browser with Geir Ivers\u00f8y, my co-founder. I worked at  Opera for 17 years, leaving it after disagreeing with investors about the way forward. Two years later I co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@Vivaldi\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Vivaldi<\/a> with Tatsuki Tomita and Anne Stavnes. This was in 2013.<\/p><p>For more than 30 years we have provided alternatives to Big Tech. First with Opera and now with Vivaldi. The focus has always been quite different from our competitors. More features, more privacy, more flexibility. Lately it has also meant the choice to avoid things like Crypto and Blockchain, avoid integrating AI and avoid integrating surveillance. This is not given. Most of our competitors are building in one or more of the above. <\/p><p>If you like what we are doing and our stand, feel free to download Vivaldi. 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I worked at  Opera for 17 years, leaving it after disagreeing with investors about the way forward. Two years later I co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@Vivaldi\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Vivaldi<\/a> with Tatsuki Tomita and Anne Stavnes. This was in 2013.<\/p><p>For more than 30 years we have provided alternatives to Big Tech. First with Opera and now with Vivaldi. The focus has always been quite different from our competitors. More features, more privacy, more flexibility. Lately it has also meant the choice to avoid things like Crypto and Blockchain, avoid integrating AI and avoid integrating surveillance. This is not given. Most of our competitors are building in one or more of the above. <\/p><p>If you like what we are doing and our stand, feel free to download Vivaldi. If you are already with us, please tell your friends. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Vivaldi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Vivaldi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/EU\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#EU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Europa\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Europa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Technology\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Technology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Browser\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Browser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Windows\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Windows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Macos\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Macos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Linux\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Linux<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Android\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Android<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/IOS\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#IOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Automotive\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Automotive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/tags\/Computer\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Computer<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@jon\/116573526188539021","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"android"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"automotive"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"browser"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"computer"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"eu"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"europa"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ios"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"linux"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"macos"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"technology"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"vivaldi"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"windows"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/Vivaldi"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-14:objectType=thread:nonce=e19671531931727f","notice_info":{"local_id":"12598769","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-14T15:06:50+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@jon\/116573526188539021"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6398860","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}