The media has already framed the backlash against this as “THE FAR RIGHT IS ANGRY AT DUCKDUCKGO FOR TRYING TO STOP RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION!” because of course they are.
Yeah, that’s the ticket.
DDG: We’re going to be the free speech, free expression alternative to google, a search engine without the data tracking and corporate information manipulation. If a site drives a lot of traffic and provides various unorthodox opinions, we won’t punish it for doing so.
Me: wow that’s exactly what we need to maintain what’s left of our free society. We cannot govern ourselves without considering all sides and dynamics of the complex issues facing us. I’ll use it even though the search engine itself is complete ass.
DDG: haha we were kidding and we aren’t going to do that anymore.
Me: bye
Media: REEEEEEEEEEEE
Russian disinformation is just anything they don’t like.
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