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    • JohnLowrie
      JohnLowrie last edited by

      Why does Opera impose the Amazon banner on us when we open the browserimage_2023-10-25_091550667.png - and how can I get rid of it please, apart from changing to another browser?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @JohnLowrie last edited by

        @johnlowrie See https://www.opera.com/privacy and https://www.opera.com/terms

        There are few settings related to promotional stuff, try disabling them.

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        • JohnLowrie
          JohnLowrie @leocg last edited by

          @leocg Thank you. I can find no way of blocking this. If Opera insists on imposing it, then I'll change browser. It's a shame as I've used Opera for years and not had it before. Amazon has appeared occasionally as an item not a bold banner and in the suggested section but I can click to remove them.

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          • myswtest
            myswtest @JohnLowrie last edited by

            @johnlowrie

            Yea, I agree ... you obviously have a promo-type setting enabled, but maybe you're unsure where to look. Start with the Start Page section in Settings. I never see fluff like that.

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            • JohnLowrie
              JohnLowrie @myswtest last edited by

              @myswtest I don't believe I am so stupid but can't see anything there to get rid of it. It would help if I knew how it got there. I don't shop at Amazon and won't with this hassle.

              When I get time I will uninstall Opera. If it's there with a new install, then I'll just use Google Chrome etc.

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              • myswtest
                myswtest @JohnLowrie last edited by

                @johnlowrie said in Annoying Amazon banner every time I click on Opera:

                @myswtest I don't believe I am so stupid but can't see anything there to get rid of it. It would help if I knew how it got there. I don't shop at Amazon and won't with this hassle

                No one suggested "stupid". I don't shop Amazon either, but I have seen similar when I initially installed Opera. I had to turn off a number of settings (one by one) until it disappeared.

                Sometimes the "naming" of the setting is illogical, ie, I'll turn a setting OFF, and something disappears, and I say to myself, "what the heck, that doesn't make sense". Also, there's a setting or two where they phrase the setting description as a -reverse negative-, which can confuse.

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                • JohnLowrie
                  JohnLowrie @myswtest last edited by

                  @myswtest No it was a statement about myself. When I go in to Settings, even advanced, I can't see what there is to try to switch off. Amazon told me I need to have an account with them for them, to help! I do appreciate you trying to help.

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                  • JohnLowrie
                    JohnLowrie @JohnLowrie last edited by

                    @johnlowrie Got rid of it in the end, for a while. There was an X to click but it was obscured as it corresponded with a small black part of my background image.

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