DuckDuckGo Is Now Censoring Search Results After A New York Times Points Out Conspiracy Uses
78Gabriel Weinberg the CEO and Founder of DuckDuckGo has announced censorship will begin of Russian misinformation on their search engine. The New York Times when asking DuckDuckGo was also able to get misinformation removed that they pointed out.
DuckDuckGo will also no longer be using the Yandex search engine that is based in Russia.
"Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️ "
"At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation."
"In addition to down-ranking sites associated with disinformation, we also often place news modules and information boxes at the top of DuckDuckGo search results (where they are seen and clicked the most) to highlight quality information for rapidly unfolding topics."
"DuckDuckGo's mission is to make simple privacy protection accessible to all. Privacy is a human right and transcends politics, which is why about 100 million people around the world use DuckDuckGo. (We don't have an exact count since we don't track people.)"
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