DuckDuckGo Search Engine CEO Announces Changes to Internet Search Algorithms to Promote Approved Content

Conservative Treehouse ^ | April 15, 2022 | Sundance

[Macho MAGA Man]

The information war continues raging…. On one battlefront we have Elon Musk trying to push back against quasi-government control mechanisms that constrict information and the flow of discussion and ideas. On a lesser, albeit similar battlefield, we see this. DuckDuckGo used to be the preferred search engine for those who wanted privacy on-line and unfiltered, ie organic, search engine responses. Unfortunately, CEO Gabriel Weinberg is now stating he will change the algorithm to remove independent information and media outlets and will replace them with only approved MSM results.

“Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️,” Weinberg tweeted on Wednesday. “At DuckDuckGo, we’ve been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.”

Riddle me this my friends: The White House has officially admitted to creating misinformation, disinformation and malinformation as part of their strategic campaign against Russia in Ukraine. NBC news gleefully embraces the strategy {SEE HERE}. However, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has an official agency mission {SEE HERE} to “help the American people understand the scope and scale of Mal, Dis, and Misinformation activities,” and Google/DuckDuckGo/Big Tech have officially aligned with both U.S. government interests, promising to target, remove and penalize any entity engaged in Mal, Dis and Misinformation activities.

[Jamestown1630]

Wow. I didn’t know that existed.

[packagingguy]

Not too long ago Brave launched a search engine. I have found it to be relatively limited. Maybe with time it will improve.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ll keep an eye on it. Someone mentioned ‘Qwant’ which looks interesting.

[Pox]

And exactly WHO approves the content? The DNC I assume...

[Born in 1950]

It will never end. Born today and it’s three score and ten (forget health) of deprivation and horror.

[Organic Panic]

“Disinformation” = “Stuff we don’t like”

A bunch of vile GD anti-free speech demons.

[Redcloak]

DeadDeadDuck

[SuperLuminal]

Right Dao = my choice

[semimojo]

I have to ask what kind of creep would even think to do this with a search engine/ browser?

Any search engine that didn't do some level of organizing of results, which is by definition ranking, would be worthless for anything but amusement.

[gitmo]

So long Duck.

[windsorknot]

What do tech tyrants have against free speech and the free flow of ideas?

[Jamestown1630]

Well, if they’re going to ‘down-rank’ what they consider disinformation, who decides what’s disinformation?

[lgjhn23]

“..What do tech tyrants have against free speech and the free flow of ideas?....”

It’s probably not what they have “against”, it’s probably more on the lines of what they get “under the table” (govt/DS money and lots of it)

[Fiji Hill]

How did they come up with such a stupid name as Duckduckgo?

[windsorknot]

Duck, Duck Gone

[Redcloak]

Wanna have some fun? Compare the search results for “Ukrainian bribes to Joe Biden” on DuckDuckGo.com versus Brave.com.

[Jamestown1630]

It’s dead, Jim.

[rktman]

Brave works great and you can earn crypto.

[windsorknot]

Here’s a excellent read. I think the author was on Tucker’s show.

[JimRed]

“Promote approved content” sounds better than “bury disliked content”...to-MAY-to, to-MAH-to.