I like Vivaldi however I find them a little untransparent - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41289659 [https://lemmy.world/post/41289659] > Vivaldi’s main revenue stream is affiliate links, and I respect that. > > However Vivaldi doesn’t just add affiliate links as bookmarks, Vivaldi also includes a “Direct Match” feature which adds affiliate links automatically when you search for a website. > > Vivaldi also has an “Allow ads from our partners” ad blocker list turned on by default, which disables the ad blocker on sites that have paid them to do that. > > The former is a tactic that Brave browser used to use, and the latter is one that Adblock Plus has used for years. > > However, the problem with these features is that it is not disclosed to the user that they are enabled by default, and they are opt-out, not opt-in. > > It would be more transparent if these features were disabled by default, then after visiting your first few websites, Vivaldi shows a pop-up like this: > > Would you like to support Vivaldi for free? > > If so, turning on Direct Match and allowing ads from our partners (which are all unintrusive) helps support us at no cost to you. > > [ ] Enable Direct Match > > [ ] Allow ads from our partners > > [Got it]