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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 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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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Ai is fucking great at SEO. But maybe it's time for a new system

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Yeah it's hijacked so many of our old (admittedly tenuous) trust systems.

    The worst being that a piece of detailed "content" is evidence that a human being cared enough about something to put effort into making it.

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