Safari is my default browser, though I have Arc as a backup. I did try Vivaldi on Windows (in a VM on my MacBook), but I didn’t like the interface. Unless Arc stops working, it’s likely to stay my backup browser.
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I don't know if you've tried this, but there are infinite gradations of zoom available by holding down the control key and forward- or back swiping on the mouse. At least, there are when using a Magic Mouse, I don't know about other brands.
To reset everything to Actual Size, zoom all the way out.
Of all the browsers I've tried, I always go back to Safari. It works and looks great. I think it's the only browser that can hide distracting items. I do keep Firefox and Edge to test a site if Safari doesn't seem to be displaying it correctly. How dare us diss Steve Jobs favorite browser!
I wish Safari would just work for me. Never does, no matter what computer or device I use it on. I pasted a valid Youtube link into it from Vivaldi the other day and Safari just sat there on a blank page and did nothing.
The only time I can get it to work right is when it's critical that I need a browser to function without plugins/addons/extensions on a government website. That's all it ever seems to function correctly on for me at least.
Well…I can't exactly recall when things were first set up, but my primary user profile has to have been created some time in 2002, 2003 or so. It's just been migrated forward all these years update by upgrade. All my other Macs have forked off of that profile.
There you go. An Erase & Install once in a while with a new macOS release does wonders.
All those people posting Brave for being privacy focused, I dont understand it lol. No one on any forum has explained it since their whole basic attention token crap definitely doesn't sound like privacy. It's the whole "dun worry, just trust us bro. our ads are safe fo sho. Pinky promise 
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Could be a DNS problem or a problem with Private Relay. Vivaldi won't use private relay and probably behaves like Chrome with respect to DNS, potentially skipping your local resolver. I found this
Privacy and Security Settings | Vivaldi Browser Help
Vivaldi’s privacy and security settings give you solid control to safeguard your private data.
help.vivaldi.com
where they discuss that Google DNS servers are hardcoded into Chromium. They probably use secure DNS.
I think Safari just uses the DNS server you set in System Settings (it does on my system).
Uhhhh…I've had the issue with almost every device since the launch of Safari 1.0. I do not believe Private Relay existed back then.Could be a DNS problem or a problem with Private Relay. Vivaldi won't use private relay and probably behaves like Chrome with respect to DNS, potentially skipping your local resolver. I found this
Privacy and Security Settings | Vivaldi Browser Help
Vivaldi’s privacy and security settings give you solid control to safeguard your private data.
where they discuss that Google DNS servers are hardcoded into Chromium. They probably use secure DNS.
I think Safari just uses the DNS server you set in System Settings (it does on my system).
No offense to anyone here who is trying to help. I appreciate it. But I really don't care if the issues are ever resolved. My main problem with Safari is it's lack of customization. It's very speedy, but I spend a major part of my day inside a browser and I want it to look and function as I desire - not how Apple feels I should be using a browser.
Of course, if I could solve the issues, I might use a little more. But then it'd just replace Edge or Brave as my secondary browser (which I use to stream YT videos while browsing elsewhere in Vivaldi).
Safari is fast, a good browser and works well for a lot of people. I just don't care for it.
I use Brave. It's faster for me than Safari, Firefox, or Chrome. The built-in ad blocker and search work well.