▲ 1435 ▼ DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search (techcrunch.com) submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 242 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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/
[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (3 children) I just run an update when that happened and it fixes itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Yes, in the last few months they got it right. But there was a long period, maybe half a year where they could not get Google search to work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Not to sound too facetious, but is that really a negative these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago It just is nice to have Google results in there. I find that's the coolest part of searxng, showing when the different indexers corroborate each other as important. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Yes, in the last few months they got it right. But there was a long period, maybe half a year where they could not get Google search to work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Not to sound too facetious, but is that really a negative these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago It just is nice to have Google results in there. I find that's the coolest part of searxng, showing when the different indexers corroborate each other as important. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Not to sound too facetious, but is that really a negative these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago It just is nice to have Google results in there. I find that's the coolest part of searxng, showing when the different indexers corroborate each other as important. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago It just is nice to have Google results in there. I find that's the coolest part of searxng, showing when the different indexers corroborate each other as important. permalink fedilink source parent