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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search (techcrunch.com)
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EDIIT :

Apparently, there is an issue with the warning request to disable the ad blocker

I use Fennec F-Droid and Cromite, and I don't see this issue.

to get around the adblocker warning, use this link.

https://unwall.app/techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/

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[–] Vreyan31@reddthat.com 3 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I hope this takes off so DDG improves their search engine. I've tried to switch, but 2/3 of the time the results are off target and I end up back at Google anyway.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I've been using it for a couple of year now and I only double check Google maybe 1% of the time. And most of those times, I also can't find what I am looking for on Google. I also can't go back after getting used to the ! commands.

[–] emmanuel_car@k.fe.derate.me 2 points 6 hours ago

I’m the same. I use Google maybe 1-2 times a year and only after exhausting my search terms in DDG, most of the time Google also can’t find what I’m looking for.

[–] sirimeow@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I tried ddg too and wasn't super happy, especially not when searching in a different language. I switched to Qwant and I'm very happy with it so can recommend trying that. There are other search engine options as well

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

That's Bing's fault.