Opera used to be a fantastic web browser, with a custom high-performance Presto rendering engine and features like tabbed windows that didn't show up in competing browsers until years later. However, the modern Opera browser is a shadow of its former self, reliant on chasing trends and meme advertising to
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    583·
    10 months ago

    I used Opera until they bailed on Presto in 2013. I then switched back to Firefox and I’ve been using it since.

    Just use Firefox or one of its derivatives if you care about the open web. It has real ad blocking (uBlock Origin extension), is fast, and basically all the features you’d expect from a browser. Give it a whirl, you’ll probably like it.