The Vivaldi browser does not stop and the last appearance of its administrators was opening your own instance of Mastodoni.e. a custom install of the Twitter clone that everyone seems to be talking about these days. If you’re a Vivaldi user with an account, that’s all you need to log in.

Indeed, a bit of Twitter, but in the opposite direction, and as the wave of complaints and recommendations for alternatives subsides, it should be noted that yes, it would be ideal for alternatives to exist and if they are based on open source and , therefore transparent to the public, better than better.

Returning to Vivaldi, it was Jon von Tetzchner, the company’s founder and CEO, who last week devoted an extensive article to the invention and invited all users of the browser to join the “fediverse” of which it is a part. Vivaldi Socialthat is the name of the Mastodon instance you created.

In short, a Mastodon instance is like a WordPress installation on your own server and with your own domain: you control everything that happens behind your door, but it can communicate with other WordPress installations outside the walls. This is the federative model that Mastodon is based on, which basically guarantees that freedom of expression is not curtailed or that arbitrary rules are not enforced by the party.

Basically because it’s ultimately up to the one in charge to decide and although one can be kicked out of one instance of Mastodon and open an account in another or one’s own which is said to be connected to others… That’s why cordon sanitaires were invented What are they talking about politicians. Therefore, I warn the unwary that Twitter and Mastodon are the same dog with a different collar.

In other words, if you’re switching from Twitter to Mastodon and thinking about finding more freedom… Think better of it. Not only that: Twitter is now immersed in a restructuring that is shaking it up like never before, but when it comes to free speech, things seem to be getting better, or at least not getting worse. Elon Musk gives the lead, and after all, Twitter isn’t going away, and Mastodon isn’t an alternative either.

That said, if you use Vivaldi, have a data sync account, and want to try it out, Vivaldi Social has its doors open for everyone. Don’t stay with desire, it’s free.