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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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[–] 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I like Duckduckgo been using it a while, they have a tor based search page as well which is another thing I like.

Wouldn't say they are anti-ai but at least you get the option to turn it off.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    but at least you get the option to turn it off

    That's also an option with google, you know.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I did not know that. How does one go about doing so?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    People refer to this as the "udm=14" trick. Edit your search engine settings/add one (Firefox made this harder than it needs to be) so that the url is https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%25s, and it will always display the "web" page first, which have zero "automatic" content on it; only a list of sites. At least for now.

    Or, use udm14.org, although it's adding yet another site in the mix, which is unnecessary.

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