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DuckDuckGo is an American software company focused on online privacy, and was founded in 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg.<ref> https://duckduckgo.com/about </ref> | |||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
===Freedom=== | ===Freedom=== | ||
DuckDuckGo had removed/de-ranked certain content, raising concerns about the extent of its unrestricted search results.<ref> https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation</ref><ref> https://torrentfreak.com/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results-220415/</ref> | |||
===Privacy=== | ===Privacy=== | ||
DuckDuckGo browser had specifically allowed Microsoft trackers to continue running, at the expense of user privacy.<ref> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/</ref> | |||
===Business model=== | ===Business model=== | ||
DuckDuckGo primarily generates revenue through | DuckDuckGo primarily generates revenue through showing ads in the search results. The advertisements are only indicative of the keywords used in the search.<ref> https://umatechnology.org/the-truth-about-duckduckgo-monetization/</ref> In addition to this, DuckDuckGo also earns income from subscription fees paid to access its Privacy Pro feature.<ref> https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro </ref> This subscription sells DuckDuckGo VPN, Personal Information Removal, Identity Theft Restoration, and Advanced AI models<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinberg |first=Gabriel |date=4 Sep 2025 |title=The DuckDuckGo subscription now includes more advanced AI chat models, along with VPN & more |url=https://spreadprivacy.com/ai-subscription/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |website=spreadprivacy.com}}</ref> | ||
===Market control=== | ===Market control=== | ||
DuckDuckGo | According to Statista, DuckDuckGo takes up around 2% of the U.S. search engine market. More prevalent search engines such as [[Google]], and to a lesser degree, [[Bing]], take up most of the search engine market.<ref> https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220046/duckduckgo-search-engine-market-share-by-region/</ref> However, when compared to other privacy-focused search engines DuckDuckGo is one of the most prevalent{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Piracy | ===Piracy censorship (2022)=== | ||
DuckDuckGo had removed the search results for numerous popular pirate websites, including The Pirate Bay, 1337x, and Fmovies<ref>https://torrentfreak.com/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results-220415/</ref>{{Update needed|date={{subst:November}} {{subst:2025}}|reason=Pirate Bay is still reachable}}. | |||
===Tracking block bias (2022)=== | |||
DuckDuckGo's privacy browser allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites due to a search syndication agreement with [[Microsoft]]. However, this changed in August when DuckDuckGo’s contract with Microsoft expired, and Microsoft’s tracking was also blocked<ref>https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/</ref>. | |||
===Political censorship (2025)=== | |||
DuckDuckGo’s owner announced that the search engine would be de-ranking websites deemed to spread Russian misinformation<ref>https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation</ref>. | |||
===Political | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||