Notices by Vivaldi Browser (vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net)

In case you haven't heard yet, the European Court of Justice dismissed Google's appeal last week, which means that even if they tried to get away with it, they'll have to pay the €4.1 billion imposed by the European Commission in 2018. The lawsuit focused on Google abusing its dominance by requiring distributors of Android devices to bundle Google Search and Google Chrome.

This is why we don't stop at building a decent browser, but also go the extra mile and get involved in regulatory work. Having real choices it's crucial for a healthy market.

#BigTech #browser #Google #EuropeanCommission

So nice of them to provide their users with choice 🙃

#BigTech #browser

At Vivaldi, we have this saying: "when in doubt, make it a setting". We believe in user choice and we think nobody but you knows what's best for you.

But choice paralysis is a real thing too, which is why we've introduced layout presets that will make your life easier. With just a few clicks, you can compare different combinations of how your browser could look and feel, try them out, and choose the one that feels right for you.

And if none of the available presets is perfect for you...you're always welcome to create your own. 🤗

#browser #UI

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116765910384325070

Vivaldi Social has just been upgraded to Mastodon 4.6! :tony_wee: Time to explore the new features!

PS.The Tangerine UI themes have unfortunately been discontinued by their creator. You can still use them on this version, but we won't be able to continue maintaining these patches indefinitely, so it's probably time to start exploring some new themes. 🥲

https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-better-web-for-everyone/

When we say we fight for a better web for all, we mean it. Happy Pride, fediverse! :ablobpride1:

https://vivaldi.com/blog/a-better-web-for-everyone/

a nice browser podium if ever there was one 😏

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-browser-convinced-me-to-delete-chrome-firefox-on-phone/

Another tech conference, another version of AI shoved down people's throats. 🥱

Should we do another video like the one from the Google I/O?

#WWDC #AI #Apple

ブラウザにAI搭載が当たり前になってる今だからこそ、あえてそうしないVivaldiらしい選択が、もっと知られてほしい。
なので、情報の灯台さま @joho_no_todai に取り上げてもらったのはうれしいです。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-OCZpJ3qU&t=146s

No, in case you wonder, we haven't changed our minds.

#AI #browser #technology #Google

@nafmo

I have not been able to reproduce the issue.
If you can consistently trigger the bug, please report it with steps we can follow and other relevant information on https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@owa/116645356031423331

The UK government passed legislation to rein in Big Tech, so together with some other nice people, we wrote to the UK government asking them to please...enforce the law.

Is it too much to ask? 🙏
#BigTech #OpenWeb #UK

For next year, they should probably rename Google I/O to Google AI

#AI #browser #technology #BigTech

New Vivaldi just dropped.
And by new, we mean NEW. ✨

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-desktop-8-0

It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

#AI #Google

By now you've all probably heard about the latest shenanigans from Google and their love for in-browser AI features (if you don't, this is the story: https://www.theverge.com/tech/924933/google-chrome-4gb-gemini-nano-ai-features).

Our team has been inspecting the Chromium code and disabling stuff from the very first version of Vivaldi (we have some posts about this in our blog, such as https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/alert-no-google-topics-in-vivaldi/ or https://vivaldi.com/blog/no-google-vivaldi-users-will-not-get-floced/).

We've also been very outspoken about our dislike of the built-in AI trend in the browser industry, but in case there's still any doubts: yes, we disable all Gemini-related features, and we've been doing it for a while.

Let's do another round of European alternatives to Big Tech, because we care and we don't gatekeep 🙂 :

- Chrome, Edge, Safari --> @Vivaldi
- iCloud, Google Drive --> @protonprivacy @infomaniak_network, @Mastodon, Cryptee
- Google Search --> @StartpageSearch @Qwant , @ecosia, @Mojeek, Tiger.ch
- MS Office --> @libreoffice
- Gmail --> @Tutanota , @protonprivacy Mail
- iPhone --> @jolla @volla
- iOS, Android --> @murena e/OS

…& much more: https://europeantechmap.eu

@tchambers

While the idea is interesting, our mobile team currently doesn't have the resources to start looking into this, especially since a similar feature request on the forum: https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/82107/mobile-web-protocol-handlers-as-a-web-first-technology-for-better-fediverse-integration, so far, hasn't gathered any support from the Vivaldi Community.
You can upvote that feature request and add your own comments to it. Who knows what the future brings, we may take it on some day. :tony_normal:

The Oslo office is looking extra pretty today! 🌈

We've asked about this many times before, but our new guy @oskar is curious about what everyone's favourite features are (...and since we don't track user behaviour, asking you is the only way for us to get this insight).

So let's do a new run: what are your top 5 features in Vivaldi? :tony_wee: