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We apologize for the inconvenience. During the FIFA World Cup, we are delivering match updates and notifications to help users stay on top of the action. We are aware that some users may be receiving notifications despite their current settings, and our team is actively investigating and optimizing the experience. Thank you for your patience and feedback.

@himmelskumpel: Thank you for your feedback. We are always looking to improve our features and services and we appreciate users sharing their thoughts in this regard. As the intent of this blog is to provide more clarity about our monetization features, we have added more detail in the section regarding Promoted Suggestions so it is clearer to readers, and we will bring your feedback to our teams as well.

@himmelskumpel: Hi again, as we mentioned in our direct message to you, we are looking into the issue and trying to reproduce it. For the moment, we have been unable to, but our team is looking into it. We hope you'll give us some leeway to get to the bottom of this.

@himmelskumpel: Hello again! This is actually not expected behavior, and we haven't been able to reproduce it on our side. Could you contact us over forum chat with some more details so we can look into it?

@himmelskumpel: Hey, first of all, thank you very much for your feedback - this is really valuable to us in understanding our users’ viewpoints. We do try to shed some light on these topics because we know that information can get distorted or misunderstood, so we agree that transparency is the best approach. Case in point, you say that we still "collect a great amount of data", and that's actually a misconception. In fact, as explained in the article, we only collect certain data and only with users' consent - certainly less than many default option browsers, and none of it can be used to identify specific people in any practical way. We will continue breaking this information down in this blog and our website, which will hopefully help clear up any misgivings you have!

To your point about Opera features - yes, Opera sports a wide range of features, and not all of them will be useful to everyone all the time. But keep in mind we have a very large and diverse user base across a multitude of markets, each with its own culture, preferences, and needs. A feature that's superfluous to one user might be extremely useful to another. We also don't come as default with a device, which means we have to convince people to give us a try. Therefore, we always try to innovate and offer features that bring unique benefits to users who choose us.

Most importantly, we believe in user choice. One user might want to make full use of our features, or feel strongly about supporting our monetization efforts. Another user might want to have as private an experience as possible. We want to be able to accommodate both. In a world where large players dominate and dictate users’ experiences, giving users options means giving them leverage over the experience they want to have online. We try to put the power in users’ hands by giving them the tools to set their own terms when they use their preferred software.

Once again, thank you for your comment and for the trust you do put in us!

@henerey8 In the meantime, a possible workaround is to add a Bookmarks "tool" (shortcut) by using the Speed Dial "+" button, and then organize some or all content within the Bookmarks. This allows you to use controlled "move" actions as well as drag and drop. When adding bookmarks it's also possible to choose which folder to add to.

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Noted. I have forwarded your input to our development team. This is currently tracked as a feature request, and we appreciate you sharing your ideas with us.

As a workaround, you can long tap on a suggested item to remove it.

@henerey8 Thank you for the product improvement suggestion. We have already forwarded your request to our development team. They are constantly working on improving our browser and we expect that the requested feature will be added to the product. Best regards, The Opera Team

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