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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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[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 8 hours ago

The reason why companies like to push apps over websites is that apps can gather more information about you. Not saying DDG does this, but it is weird.

For their defense this could be to place search bar on main screen, as looks like Google no longer allows to switch to a different search engine in their default launcher.