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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.
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
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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.
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