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Time to dump Duck Duck Go!

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I have switched to Brave Search. https://brave.com/search/
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DuckDuckGo Updates Search Engine, Will Penalize Sites 'Associated With Disinformation'

The search engine DuckDuckGo has begun penalizing sites linked to ?Russian disinformation? amid the Russia?Ukraine war, according to the company?s CEO.

?Like so many others I am sickened by Russia?s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create,? Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO, wrote on social media.

?At DuckDuckGo, we?ve been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation,? he added.

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Gabriel Weinberg, CEO and founder of DuckDuckGo, in Washington for a congressional hearing in a file image. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DuckDuckGo is also placing boxes with information at the top of the search results page ?to highlight quality information for rapidly unfolding topics,? Weinberg added.

Some users quickly questioned the CEO?s update, including Tom Fitton, president of the Judicial Watch nonprofit.

DuckDuckGo, ?contrary to its implicit promises to the contrary, is now in the censorship business,? he wrote on Twitter. ?Are there any search engines that respect users??


More: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/duckduckgo-updates-search-engine-will-penalize-sites-associated-disinformation
 
Crap seems to flow from the endless American misinformation sewers.  Misinformation yanks can cost you a whole lot.  Remember the boy that cried wolf.
 
https://www.shalomadventure.com/jewish-life/jewish-life/1542-searching-for-privacy-in-an-online-world
 
They gained in popularity by being more of an organic search engine.

Shooting themselves in the foot here.
 
'Privacy' Search Engine DuckDuckGo Smoked Over Hidden Tracking Agreement With Microsoft

DuckDuckGo, the search engine which claims to offer 'real privacy' because it doesn't track searches or store users' history, has come under fire after a security researcher discovered that the mobile DuckDuckGo browser app contains a third-party tracker from Microsoft.

Researcher Zach Edwards found that while Google and Facebook's trackers are blocked, trackers related to bing.com and linkedin.com were also being allowed through.

In response to the revelation, CEO Gabriel Weinberg essentially shrugged - telling BleepingComputer that the company offers "above-and-beyond protection" that other browsers don't, but that he 'never promised' anonymity when browsing.

"We have always been extremely careful to never promise anonymity when browsing, because that frankly isn?t possible given how quickly trackers change how they work to evade protections and the tools we currently offer," he said.

More here: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/privacy-search-engine-duckduckgo-smoked-over-hidden-tracking-agreement-microsoft
 
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