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The announcements sparked controversies, criticism and backlash from users and publishers. Critics highlight aspects such as the unnecessary integration and the inability to opt-out from these features, potential AI mistakes, environmental impact, reduction of humans visiting the sites and the possible control over the results given on queries. | The announcements sparked controversies, criticism and backlash from users and publishers. Critics highlight aspects such as the unnecessary integration and the inability to opt-out from these features, potential AI mistakes, environmental impact, reduction of humans visiting the sites and the possible control over the results given on queries. | ||
The users' backlash over Google's search engine have increased the installations and visits to other | The users' backlash over Google's search engine have increased the installations and visits to other alternative engines that allow to opt-out from AI features or are completely free of them, such as [[Brave|Brave Search]], [[DuckDuckGo]], [[Yahoo]] or [[Bing]]. According to DuckDuckGo, during May 20 and May 25, app installs in the US rose by 18.1%, with installs peaking at 30.5% during May 25.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Tech Desk |date=1 Jun 2026 |title=DuckDuckGo installs jump 30% amid backlash over Google AI Search |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602052445/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/duckduckgo-installs-jump-30-amid-backlash-over-google-ai-search-10715761/ |archive-date=2026-06-02|access-date=2 Jun 2026 |website=Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
==Lawsuit== | ==Lawsuit== | ||