Category: duckduckgo

DuckDuckGo Updates Search Engine, Will Penalize Sites ‘Associated With Disinformation’

The search engine DuckDuckGo has begun penalizing sites linked to “Russian disinformation” amid the Russia–Ukraine war, according to the company’s CEO. “Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create,” Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO, wrote on social media. “At DuckDuckGo, we’ve been rolling…


Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules

BRUSSELS—DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet Inc.’s unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google Inc. The European Commission in 2018 levied a record 4.24- billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on…