{"id":12388,"date":"2022-12-07T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1392892"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:53:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:53:18","slug":"vivaldi-browser-backs-mastodon-to-free-social-networks-from-big-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12388","title":{"rendered":"Vivaldi browser backs Mastodon to free social networks from Big Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vivaldi browser<\/span><\/a> is backing Mastodon to release online communications from Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oslo-based company today became the first browser to integrate <\/span>Mastodon<\/span><\/a> \u2014 just weeks after launching <\/span>its own server<\/span><\/a> on<\/span> the federated social network.<\/span><\/p>\n

The moves aim to accelerate the uptake of Mastodon, while attracting more users to Vivaldi\u2019s privacy-focused browser. They arrive amid a backlash against Silicon Valley\u2019s closed platforms and lock-in algorithms, which spread deeper into the mainstream after Elon Musk<\/a> bought Twitter<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Since the world\u2019s richest person took over the bird app, Mastodon\u2019s active user base has soared from <\/span>300,000 to 2.6 million<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a growth that\u2019s been tricky to accommodate. <\/span><\/p>\n

The sudden influx has overloaded many servers (known as instances) on the federated social network<\/a>, forcing them offline and overwhelming the volunteers who maintain them. Vivaldi\u2019s instance has the capacity to alleviate some of the strain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe wanted to lend a hand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jon von Tetzchner, the co-founder of both Vivaldi and the Opera browser, told TNW that the plans were first mooted over five years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u200b\u200bTo be frank, we should have joined then, but when we saw the rush of users over to Mastodon and we saw some of the servers struggling, we wanted to lend a hand,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Von Tetzchner also hopes to lower the barriers to entering Mastodon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Vivaldi Social, a Mastodon instance, is accessed in the browser\u2019s sidebar. Credit: Vivaldi<\/figcaption>