Vivaldi helps with your transition to Mastodon in its latest browser update
Vivaldi has been one of the more interesting forks to come out of Chromium and we’ve covereda few of the browser’s updatesfrom time to time on Android Police. The latest push to version 5.6 on the desktop, though, does bring into view the wider sentiment againstTwittersince Elon Musk’s acquisition.
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Vivaldi is actually a longtime backer of the decentralized microblogging platform in advancing its philosophy against what it calls “surveillance capitalism” and the trackers, data, and ads that come with the concept. Those who sign up for a Vivaldi account automatically their username reserved on Vivaldi Social should they opt into setting up a presence there.
By default, the Panel will feature the Vivaldi Social server. Users can add their other favorite Mastodon servers as Web Panels as well.
Other pieces inthe changeloginclude pinned tabs in stacks, the addition of You.com as a native search engine, and a refreshed settings page.
New signups across Mastodon are still running high the same time Twitter’s user base continues to shrink. While we do think this move might tilt a niche into moving into the “fediverse,” keep in mind that there are plenty of similar niches hidden in the nooks and crannies of our online world.
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