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#Opera
@mullvadnet
Wasn't #Opera purchased by a Chinese company many years ago? Do they still deserve wearing that flag just because they started up in Norway?
I had friends working there back then.
They weren't happy about it... I've steered away every since.
@baardhaveland @Vivaldi @mullvadnet @StartpageSearch @Qwant @Swisscows @circular Apparently a few different companies have invested in Opera, which is a publicly traded company. As we understand it the company remains headquartered and operated out of Norway and should therefore adhere to the GDPR and Norwegian privacy regulations.
@runbox @baardhaveland @Vivaldi @mullvadnet @StartpageSearch @Qwant @Swisscows They might have an office in Norway (and other countries), but Opera has been majority owned by the Chinese company Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd. since 2020. As a Norwegian I remember the days when Opera was a Norwegian pride, but that was a few years ago unfortunately.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opera_(company)