Opera used to be a fantastic web browser, with a custom high-performance Presto rendering engine and features like tabbed windows that didn't show up in competing browsers until years later. However, the modern Opera browser is a shadow of its former self, reliant on chasing trends and meme advertising to
I guess for me it was mostly about making tracking harder by deleting cookies, but also just a desire not to accumulate junk files on the phone. Also just wanting a simple browser without too much bloat. It’s probably not necessary since other browsers have their own tracking protection, but I got into the habit of using it and hitting the delete button when I’m done. It’s quite possible I’m making tracking easier by being one of the five people who use Firefox Focus.