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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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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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[–] the_xboxkiller@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

If you change your region to France on Google it doesn’t give you the default AI results.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah wasn't that coming out today? How'd that go?

[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

DDG is relying on Google to get the results, no?

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[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

who knew...

[–] antonim@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Are people already getting these AI-only, blue-link-less Google results? Mine are still normal.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

yeah that's what i meant

[–] Alandrus_Sun@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago

It's also the search engine that doesn't bitch if you use a VPN

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I haven't used Google for about three years now, other than to compare it to DDG results now and then.

They are not the same, in spite of the claims of others on Lemmy.

DDG does have an AI assistant that you can turn off (allegedly). This is on Firefox browser, Windows OS.

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