Fri Mar 11, 2022 – 6:39 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – Privacy-focused alternative search engine DuckDuckGo bills itself as an alternative to the content-manipulative practices of Google and Bing, but may have just undermined that reputation with an announcement that it will begin “down-ranking” sites associated with Russian disinformation in its search results.
“Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create,” company founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg said Wednesday. “At DuckDuckGo, we’ve been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.”
He added that the company “often place[s] news modules and information boxes at the top of DuckDuckGo search results (where they are seen and clicked the most) to highlight quality information for rapidly unfolding topics.”
Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️
At DuckDuckGo, we’ve been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.
— Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) March 10, 2022
DuckDuckGo’s mission is to make simple privacy protection accessible to all. Privacy is a human right and transcends politics,
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