DuckDuckGo will be the Default search engine on Android in EU

crissdinesh

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Hello Bloggers,

DuckDuckGo will soon be offered as an option for default search engine on Android devices across the EU.

Source: https://www.searchenginejournal.com...ch-engine-option-on-android-in-the-eu/343073/

Will this affect AdSense publishers? Because I doubt that CPC and CTR will be low when you get traffic from other search engines.

What are the changes that we can expect in future in terms of SEO?

Thanks.

 

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joeydoesntsharefood

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Nice, do they have Ads network

 

Mr Positive

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Too early to tell because when they search thru won’t see ads but when they’re on the sites they’ll see ads as normal

 

MaxGuard

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crissdinesh said:

Will this affect AdSense publishers?

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Nope, but it'll affect google though

 

crissdinesh

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joeydoesntsharefood said:

Nice, do they have Ads network

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No

 

RRunner

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It will not be the default search engine.

It will be offered as an option if the user chooses to go in and change the default.

Google owns android so Google will always be the default.

 

crissdinesh

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RRunner said:

It will not be the default search engine.

It will be offered as an option if the user chooses to go in and change the default.

Google owns android so Google will always be the default.

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Yes. I do think that this change will affect the organic traffic stats for webmasters.

 

Coastline17

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Finally, It most likely depends on whether the user derives a significant portion of traffic from mobile devices. However, most people that I know don't care about privacy or data and won't use DDG.

 

wyvern2

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oh sh*t, maybe my Discover traffic from mobile will be affected because of this sad

 

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wont effect adsence but might get duck to provide a adsence business like it .

that will surly effect google there defiantly upset lol .

marketers might finally get some real commission if it all go smooth.

even in the shops, you can know buy Android systems opposed to Microsoft.

don't forget win 10 last os from Microsoft so where all looking for alternative massive opportunity

 

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Trolizkaju

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At least not Bing, ugh

 

farafa

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They still got where to improve. Far from what google do.

 

HoNeYBiRD

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The better question: who use the search bar on their Android smart device and not a browser (Chrome) to search? Whenever i get a new Android device, my first thing is binning the search bar from the home screen. lol

It will have some effect on Google for sure, especially that DDG will be the first option, but they bought the place, so Google even made money out of a sanction against them. It won't have an imminent effect, because it will be only offered, when you set up a new device. So on those devices, which are already set up, you need to know about this option and you need to seek it out yourself, how to switch, which not too many users will do.

People tend to think, Google is evil and always rooting for the underdogs. Duck Duck Go is not exactly a saint either: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/duck-duck-go-is-an-affiliate-site.1192588/