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    • narutikli64
      narutikli64 Banned last edited by

      Hi all I have a few questions, I'm looking to move from Vivaldi to Opera for stability reasons. Vivaldi can sometimes cause my entire windows OS to slow down to halt. (I know its Vivaldi because if I quit it then Windows becomes snappy responsive again instead of painfully slow - and I'm not near my RAM usage limit either when it happens)

      is there anything superior - e.g. speed about opera's built in ad blocker vs an extension like ad guard? or is it essentially just an extension as well, so playing by the same rules?

      how can I open web pages in the sidebar?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @narutikli64 last edited by

        @narutikli64 Regarding the adblocker, I guess the best thing would be to test it for a few days.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @narutikli64 last edited by

          @narutikli64 said:

          how can I open web pages in the sidebar?

          There is an experimental feature that allows you to add sites to the sidebar.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by leocg

              does desktop opera version 73 include a vpn? a website I use has now required the use of a vpn for the news site I use. No Free vpn I tried works for various reasons I do not understand. does Opera's really work or am I locked out of the content provided by a specific website? as of now I need to use a different website to access the same news site. solutions please. I will try Opera to access the same news site and see what happens. it will be a yes or no. no other choices or fixes.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                @rtrg-0 Yes, Opera for desktops still has a VPN feature.

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                • romanjames
                  romanjames Banned last edited by

                  Hello,
                  I hope everyone is doing great. I want to know where i can turn on the adblocker.
                  Thanks. Regards: @romanjames

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @romanjames last edited by

                    @romanjames You turn adblocker in settings page (opera://settings/).

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        Is Opera safe and does it respect privacy and security like Brave and Firefox Does. I ask because it seems opera does not have a good reputation when it comes to privacy and security.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                          @powerdragonhd You can read Opera's privacy policy and take your own conclusion.

                          Regarding security, Opera is probably one of the most secure browsers.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg Ok thank you for the response. Is this information still true with Opera the Company https://forums.opera.com/topic/37155/opera-browser-is-owned-by-a-chinese-company/10. and what I'm trying to say is Opera Just as safe as Brave and Firefox with you data and Privacy? sorry if the grammar does not make since I just did not know how to word that properly.

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                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                              @powerdragonhd Opera is safer,

                              And what info exactly you are talking about?

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                                @leocg said in General Questions About Opera Topic:

                                And what info exactly you are talking about?

                                Ok. I'm saying is does Opera still follow Norway Privacy laws because it Owned by a Chinese Company read this reddit article and tell me if this is correct or not: https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/7u7ksj/opera_for_example_is_a_norwegian_company/dtij7yb/

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                  @powerdragonhd https://www.opera.com/about Yes, Opera is a Norwegian company and always will be, unless they close the company and open a new one somewhere else.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                                    @leocg said in General Questions About Opera Topic:

                                    es, Opera is a Norwegian company and always will be, unless they close the company and open a new one somewhere else.

                                    Ok thank you for Clarifying that so the the reddit article was not correct?

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                                      @leocg what agent string do you recommend for Opera Because some websites don't support opera or the coding for some reason.

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                        @powerdragonhd Don't know, I didn't read it.

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                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                          @powerdragonhd The original one without its Opera part should help solving such issues.

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User @leocg last edited by

                                            @leocg what do you mean?

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