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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search (techcrunch.com)

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Apparently, there is an issue with the warning request to disable the ad blocker

I use Fennec F-Droid and Cromite, and I don't see this issue.

to get around the adblocker warning, use this link.

https://unwall.app/techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/

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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The fuck is your problem with the French?

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I guess the joke was not obvious after all

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It was not. Still isn't. What was the joke? I'm really in the woosh territory here...

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

We Europeans usually joke about hating the French. We don't mean it.