DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search | TechCrunch
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Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.
    • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      I’m not sure if I correctly get your point: DDG provides search results based on Bing and has advertisment contracts with MS but DDG in itself doesn’t track you:

      From DDGs FAQ:

      We partner with many different information sources to deliver DuckDuckGo Search (e.g., Microsoft for ads, Apple for maps, etc.). When you view search results (including ads), your searches cannot be tied back to you, either by us or our partners. How this works technically is we do not store any personal identifiers (e.g., IP address) with your search terms, and we also proxy all requests to partners through us.

      • Yliaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        12 hours ago

        Rule of thumb is to not take their word as gospel. All social media also present themselves as being concerned about your privacy when they are anything but.

        Search engine ad set-ups include trackers typically.