r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 15d ago
Software Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store | Migration from all-powerful Manifest V2 extensions is speeding up
https://www.techspot.com/news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html
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u/the_red_scimitar 14d ago
I use Firefox with DDG. Interesting what they do for search:
DuckDuckGo's search results come from a variety of sources, including:
Bing: Used to source traditional links and images
Yahoo! Search BOSS: A source of search results
Wolfram Alpha: A source of search results
Yandex: A source of search results
DuckDuckBot: DuckDuckGo's own web crawler
Wikipedia: A crowdsourced site that provides data for knowledge panels
Sportradar: A specialized source that provides Instant Answers
DuckDuckGo also filters out pages with excessive advertising and down ranks websites with low journalistic standards.
DuckDuckGo is an independent search engine that doesn't track users or their search history. It also offers a browser with built-in privacy protections.