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Vivaldi now has built-in options for blocking online trackers and ads, a change of heart for a web browser maker whose maker had hoped regulators would step in to protect privacy. The new features, designed to improve performance, too, are set to arrive Wednesday with the release of Vivaldi 3.0.

The development of a version of Vivaldi for Android phones, the first stable version of which arrived Wednesday alongside an update for PCs, helped prompt the change. Testers told Vivaldi an ad blocker is “imperative” to speed up page loads and reduce mobile data use on…