CEO and founder of Duck Duck Go will censor websites he deems are spreading Russian disinformation. His reason is that he is “sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create.”
I need to update this article, however. I checked out other search engines and Duck Duck Go is still the fairest. Brave Search and Presearch give all the legacy when you put in search results. Let’s hope this isn’t a bad sign for Duck Duck Go.
Everyone is sickened by the terror and destruction Putin is leveling on Ukraine. But censoring free speech is still wrong.
Duck Duck Go will down-rank the sites, and hide what he sees as misinformation.
Once he does this, he is compromising his founding principle. Will he do it again? Was he bullied by the WOKEs?
Of course, the Ukraine situation is horrific. However, that doesn’t mean it’s okay to compromise principles and the Bill of Rights. But as we said in the update, he’s still the best.
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
In addition to down-ranking sites associated with disinformation, we also often place 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.
— 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, which is why about 100 million people around the world use DuckDuckGo. (We don’t have an exact count since we don’t track people.)
— Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) March 10, 2022
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