Opera 120.0.5543.8 beta update

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Hello! We’re excited to share that a fresh beta update is here with version 120.0.5543.8. Key Highlights: Here is the full changelog. We’d love to hear your thoughts – enjoy exploring! Installation links:

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[daria19]

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Starting the discussions

[rick2]

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Hi,

Is anyone else experiencing ad blocking issues with Opera Beta?

Since the last update some websites started showing ads when previously they didn't, even after I disabled "Allow acceptable ads"

Some websites (like phoronix) even ask me to disable my ad blocker, only to immediately start loading (very obtrusive) ads.

This doesn't happen with Stable, only Beta with the last and this versions.

[rick2]

rick2 @rick2 last edited by

Also, and this might be related, the Privacy Badger extensions seems to be non-functional on Opera Beta: it's icon in the address bar is greyed out and clicking it does nothing.

I reinstalled the extension and it kept trying to open its configuration page without success.

[marinaz909]

marinaz909 Opera @rick2 last edited by

@rick2 Hello! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We'll investigate further to identify the root cause.

[rick2]

rick2 @marinaz909 last edited by

@marinaz909: Thank you!

[marinaz909]

marinaz909 Opera @rick2 last edited by

@rick2 Hello! I wasn’t able to reproduce the issue with the Privacy Badger extension on my end, it functions as expected.
Here are a few things you can try:

• Make sure the extension is fully up to date.

• Try clearing your browser cache or testing in a clean user profile.

• Temporarily disable other extensions to rule out conflicts.

• Check if the extension works correctly in a private window.

Also, just to clarify, are you using Opera’s built-in ad blocker, or a third-party extension to block ads?
Thank you for your cooperation!

[rick2]

rick2 @marinaz909 last edited by

Hi @marinaz909, sorry I haven't been able to make some time for this.

I do have several extensions active:

• Opera's ad blocker: Version 120.0.5543.12
• JSON Lite: Version 20.10.1 by lauri-rooden
• Privacy Badger: Version 2025.5.30 by efforg
• Reload Images: Version 2.5.2 by mubaidr
• RSS Detector: Version 2.0.2 by BS-Harou (Martin Kadlec)
• YouTube No Buffer - Stop Auto-playing: Version 0.4.6 by james-fray

I don't think I'll be able to test in the next few days, maybe next weekend.

I'll get back to you with my results.

Thanks again!