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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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[–] commander@lemmy.world 35 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

I've defaulted to ddg for like 2 years now. Solid. Good enough. Really what happened is that SEO optomization websites even before the AI craze made Google search so awful that ddg became just as good if not better for me than google

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Same here and I recently purchased a degoogled Fairphone 6.

[–] SeeSmudges@quokk.au 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

i would love a degoogled phone, but i also lose my wallet fucking everywhere around the house (I swear, it goes in one spot but then it's time for a clown drum circle and i can't find my wallet for a week because i cleaned the damn house) so like i have gotten used to some creature comforts recently. you know how it goes.

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