The Opera Browser Turns 30 and Launches “Web Rewind”: A Time Machine for the Internet’s Finest and Weirdest Moments

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The Opera browser is turning thirty and we’re celebrating by launching the “Opera Web Rewind”, a digital archive and interactive experience designed to preserve the most iconic moments of the web. It’s an invitation to rediscover how the web evolved – from the screech of 56k modems connecting to the internet to the rise of AI prompt.

We launched our first browser to the public in 1996. For three decades, we’ve been the go-to for millions of users who, like you, looked at the default browser pre-installed on their devices and thought: “I can do better”.

“In three decades, the web has evolved from a niche scientific tool to an indispensable part of our entire lives. At Opera, we’ve spent 30 years building a faster, better, and more creative window to the world,” said Jan Standal, Senior Vice President at Opera. “Web Rewind is our tribute to the community that shaped the web. We want to celebrate the memes, the breakthroughs, and even the quirks that made the web what it is today.”
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The Opera Browser Turns 30 and Launches “Web Rewind”: A Time Machine for the Internet’s Finest and Weirdest Moments

Opera Browser turns 30! Explore Web Rewind, an interactive archive of internet history, and win a trip to CERN.
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press.opera.com

The Opera Browser Turns 30 and Launches “Web Rewind”: A Time Machine for the Internet’s Finest and Weirdest Moments

Opera Browser turns 30! Explore Web Rewind, an interactive archive of internet history, and win a trip to CERN.
press.opera.com press.opera.com
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This excerpt matches Opera’s own newsroom post dated February 17, 2026, announcing “Opera Web Rewind” and a related submission/contest campaign. The press release links directly to the web-rewind.com site for participation.

Security / privacy takeaways (before submitting anything)
  • Treat it like any other marketing/UGC submission: if you upload text, images, or video, assume it may be stored, reviewed by humans, and potentially reused according to the Terms/Privacy Policy.
  • Minimize personal data: if you participate, consider using a dedicated email alias and avoid including personally identifying details in your “memory” text.
  • Be careful with file uploads: photos/videos often include metadata (EXIF), which can contain location/device info. Strip metadata before uploading, and don’t submit scans/photos of IDs, tickets, invoices, school/work documents, etc.
  • Verify you’re on the intended domain: start from Opera’s official announcement page and follow the link from there, rather than from ads/social posts.
  • If you want an extra safety check, scan the URL with a reputation service (for example, VirusTotal URL scan) and only proceed if everything looks consistent.

What Opera says the campaign includes (high level)
  • An interactive “web history” experience (“Web Rewind”).
  • A contest submission flow with a deadline of March 27, 2026, and winners announced around the end of March (per Opera’s contest FAQ/landing page).

Conclusion
It appears to be a legitimate Opera campaign based on Opera’s own newsroom post, but the safe approach is to participate only with minimal personal info and sanitized uploads, and to access it via the official Opera pages.

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