Many users feel that big social media platforms have lost their way, and no longer exist to appeal to the masses. In the past, they allowed people to engage and communicate with one another, and share interests and hobbies.
What Is Vivaldi Social?
Vivaldi Social is atype of Mastodon serverthat acts as a decentralized social platform. Vivaldi launched the service back in November 2022, and it has been steadily gaining popularity ever since. With the creation of Vivaldi Social, Vivaldi became the first web browser to become part of thedecentralized world of the Fediverse.
How to Access Vivaldi Social using Vivaldi
The best way to make a social platform more popular is to make it more easily accessible. In the case of Vivaldi Social, however, there are several ways to visit it:
1. Integrate Vivaldi Social in Vivaldi’s Sidebar
You can access Vivaldi Social straight from the browser’s sidebar. Here’s how:
Vivaldi Social will now be displayed on your side panel, creating a split-screen view within your browser. Since this panel uses the vertically-focused mobile view of Vivaldi Social, it makes it easier to perform other browsing tasks while also staying up to date with what is happening.
2. Open the Desktop View of Vivaldi Social in a New Tab and Pin It
Alternatively, you could pin the desktop version of Vivaldi Social for easy access by doing the following:
This option is for those of you who hate multitasking and think that browsing and checking social simultaneously is not an efficient way to do it. Besides, the desktop view of Vivaldi Social is designed to fit into the entire screen, allowing you to better focus on what everyone is posting.
3. Create a Progressive Web App for Vivaldi Social
Progressive Web Apps(also known as PWAs) are basically websites that you install as applications on your computer. Creating a PWA for Vivaldi Social is fairly easy, and only requires a handful of steps:
A Mastodon icon should now appear on your Desktop, and when you click it you should be taken to the official Vivaldi Social website. This app is linked to Vivaldi, so if you were logged in to Vivaldi, you should be automatically logged into your account on the PWA as well.
This method is by far the most convenient one, especially if you hate having an overly-cluttered browser. Just access the desktop shortcut whenever you want to visit Vivaldi Social.
Why Choose Vivaldi Social?
Vivaldi chose Mastodon because of how its servers work; since there’s no centralized control, nor is there any way for censorship to be applied.
More so, the platform is algorithm-free, with no tracking data, surveillance capitalism, or data profiling. In simple terms: you’re able to write and share whatever you want.
Vivaldi Social is still in its infancy, but it shows promise thanks to its commitment to remain a privacy-compliant social media platform.
All in all, it’s efficient, it’s exactly what it’s advertised to be, and it can easily become a great alternative to big social media platforms, such as Facebook. This is especially true if privacy and data security are your main concerns.
