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

Conservative Treehouse ^ | April 15, 2022 | Sundance

[gibsonguy]

Brave is not a search engine

[lizma2]

Startpage use to let you do very specific searches.

They stopped it a few years ago.

Miss it.

[windsorknot]

Built a better Algore Rhythm.

[gibsonguy]

Thanks looks like Brave may be the way to go.

[Jamestown1630]

Look upthread. They apparently have one in Beta, now.

[semimojo]

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

Someone has to do it at every company. Facebook tries to rely on outside parties to make it look neutral but most of them have some type of algorithm to do it.

It's going to happen and I think the best we can hope for is transparency so we can see what criteria are being used and choose our providers from there.

[PIF]

They have both a browser and a search engine - at least for iPhone

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

https://search.brave.com/

They do now. Will see how it goes.

[stratboy]

It’s not like had a huge base to alienate.

Typical out-of-touch idiot.

Duck Duck Gone.

[Muhammy]

Brave and Startpage!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Is it Stunning and Brave, or merely Brave?

[dljordan]

Gibiru

[caver]

I had used DuckDuckGo for over 5 years. I dumped it a few months ago after this news first came out. Went back to Google.

What I started noticing with DuckDuckGo was the down listing/ranking of regular everyday stores. For instance, if I directly typed in Kroger’s, then there would be 3 or 4 other grocery stores listed before the Kroger’s results. Tell me someone is not manipulating those results.

[newfreep]

Brave +1 - the best!

[FLT-bird]

To those using DuckDuckGo like I used to a few years ago, I recommend Brave search. I also use the Brave browser.

[Macho MAGA Man]

It sure is interesting.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

It was pure awful anyway.

[hope_dies_last]

Ping

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve noticed that too, but I don’t think it’s just DDG.

I think businesses pay to have their sites made prominent. I don’t know if they pay a service, or pay the company that runs the search engine. But I’ve thought it’s something like those services that promise to clean up your online reputation if, for instance, there have been complaints against you...