So called free search engine DuckDuckGo has finally aligned with its larger competitors, such as Google by limiting user access to pro-Russian information.
The move comes after larger corporate search engines such as Google made the move to limit access to any information that it deemed to be pro Russia.
DuckDuckGo has always flaunted itself as an inclusive or unbiased alternative search engine, however now that reputation has been destroyed.
Gabriel Weinberg, Chief Executive of DuckDuckGo tweeted on Thursday last week that the search engine would rank websites “associated with disinformation” lower in its search results.
DuckDuckGo’s search results are provided by Microsoft’s Bing, which means inevitably it had little choice in the matter as Bing had announced it would follow European Union’s order to restrict access to News agency RT and Sputnik.
The company also announced earlier this month that it would pause relationships with Yandex, which is a Russian search engine.
change to resulthunter.com instead
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in many deaths of men, women and children, none of whom were legitimate military targets and may well be war crimes… Any restriction as a result of this is hardly ending any reputation for Duck Duck Go or any other corporation for that matter.