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Vivaldi 8.3 for Desktop: make bad ads sad

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In short

The refreshed protection suite introduces four standardized tiers alongside custom blocklists loaded via local files or remote URLs. It concentrates on disrupting invasive profiling scripts while still allowing non-tracking contextual promotions to function. In addition to privacy upgrades, the release incorporates space-saving vertical navigation options that dynamically reveal tab titles when engaged.

Key points

  • Users can customize protection globally or assign specific tiers to individual sites via…: Users can customize protection globally or assign specific tiers to individual sites via the Address Bar shield icon.
  • Custom filtering levels permit individuals to add personalized blocklists through local f…: Custom filtering levels permit individuals to add personalized blocklists through local file managers or remote URLs.
  • Pinned vertical tabs can now be organized side by side in a compact grid at the top of th…: Pinned vertical tabs can now be organized side by side in a compact grid at the top of the browser bar.

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We aren’t part of the Big Tech oligarchy, and our business doesn’t depend on knowing all about you to predict when you are ready to buy a new toothbrush. While most browser companies turn your browsing into data for harvesting, and profiles to sell, Vivaldi gives you a European alternative that respects your privacy. With 8.3, we have given our Ad and Tracker Blocker a major upgrade so you can send the surveillance machinery home empty-handed.

We aren’t against respectful advertising. A contextual ad that matches the page you’re reading, and doesn’t follow you around afterwards, is a fair way for a site to pay its writers. The ads we object to are the ones that track and profile you. They follow you from site to site and remember things about you that you never chose to share. The built-in Ad and Tracker Blocker was created to make those bad ads sad. Rad!

How much advertising you want to block depends on YOU, who you are and what you’re reading. Some people want every tracker and ad long gone, and…

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