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

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 4 points 5 months ago

yep, me too. you can put "-ai" at the end of your search to shut off the slop, but it's a PITA. Often I'll just go to DDG.

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 4 points 5 months ago

I just searched earlier and DDG had a link telling me to try its AI (I think it was on my mobile on firefox). At least it didn't force it, I guess.

[–] Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Still I prefer ecosia

[–] Karl@literature.cafe 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I use duckduckgo for simple searches and google when it's something more complicated. I don't like google tho, too nosy and too much ads.

[–] Vreyan31@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months 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.

[–] sirimeow@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months 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

[–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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.

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[–] SeeSmudges@quokk.au 2 points 5 months ago

i remember googling a script how to code in a something google engine with a -noai into my firefox. not one week passes and that search extension has somehow turned into an ai exclusive search engine swear to, uh, fuck. i forgot i can't believe i legitimately have to look this one up. Hieronymous Theodor Richter and Ferdinand Reich, gods of me breaking electronics whenever i walk into the fucking room. my religion is getting so goddamned weird my wife is right. anyways that was when i stopped using google for good and using duckduckgo. but even the duckduckgo-noai bullshit script did that, i did all the antivirus malwarebytes bullshit swear to... fuck. Hieronymous Theodor Richter and Ferdinand Reich. I really should have picked people to engodden with shorter and easier to remember names, like Pierre Jules Cesar Jannsenn. Anysays, i just ended up having to make a duckducklogin and tell it no ai which doesn't that defeat the purpose of going from the duck?

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