DuckDuckRip - How to screw your userbase

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Step 1: Turn into the search engine that your userbase hates


"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.

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.

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.)"

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shut up and let us search in peace
we know your with Ukraine by default lmao
Edit: they arent privacy-oriented anymore clearly too LMAO
 
Deleted them today, been using brave but its not perfect but better than google of all places. Sucks because I did like duckduckgo.
 
So you deleted it because it deranks fake news sites that spread Russian propaganda.

And who will decide what is "Russian propaganda" and what is fact ? The Ministry of Truth ? LOL

Have you already forgotten how many times the MSM , Fact checkers and other "Official sources" LIED about covid and vaccines ?
And that people who were speaking the truth were accused of spreading misinformation and censored?


If I'm researching something I want to see all the points of view : official sources , alternative sources , Russian propaganda , Ukraine propaganda , ... EVERYTHING .

The "misinformation" of today may become the truth of tomorrow .
 
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Наверное нет человека на этой планете, который не слышал о войне происходящей сейчас в Украине. 24 февраля Россия начала полномасштабную войну против украинского народа. Сегодня почти все города и села разрушены, гибнут украинские военные и мирные жители. Люди сутками сидят в холодных подвалах без еды и медикаментов, многие города остались без коммуникаций и средств связи.

Это война не должна оставить никого в стороне, молчание и бездействие в этой критической ситуации является преступлением. Мы знаем, что вебмастера из России очень переживают за ситуацию, они против войны и хотят поддержать украинский народ, но не знают как. Поэтому мы приняли решение помочь им с этим.
❗️Все деньги вебмастеров из России, которые находятся на балансе Datify.Link будут автоматически перечислены на помощь украинской армии.

Также Datify.Link не принимает больше трафик запущенный на Россию из других стран.

Мы не прекращаем сотрудничество с вебмастерами из России, наоборот, предлагаем продолжить работу с нами, тем самым передавая 100% налитых средств через нашу платформу на нужды украинской армии. Давайте вместе бороться не только за независимость Украины, но также и за свободу русского и белорусского народа от текущего диктаторского правления.

Слава Украине!

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Probably there is no person on this planet who has not heard about the war that is happening now in Ukraine. On February 24, Russia started a full-scale war against the Ukrainian. Today, almost all cities and villages have been destroyed, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are dying. People sit in cold bomb shelters without food and medicaments.

This war shouldn’t leave anyone aside, silence and inaction in this critical situation is a crime. We know that our webmasters from Russia are very worried about the situation, they are against the war, and they want to support the Ukrainian people, but they don't know how. So we decided to help them with this. ❗️All the money of Russian webmasters, which are on the balance of Datify.Link platform, will be transferred automatically to the Ukrainian army.

Also, Datify.Link no longer accepts traffic running to Russia, even from other countries.

Glory to Ukraine!
 
I wonder how quickly they will reverse their position once they get a letter from a lawyer. It's so stupid to just take people's money away that didn't violate their contract with you.
 
I would call that straight-up theft if they aren't making it optional. Dont they have a marketplace thread on bhw?
 
WE the people, or users of the web, are the Ministry of Truth determiners. We are (mostly) grown behind men and women, who can make up our own minds as to what to believe and whose side to take. We don't need a bunch of elitist gatekeepers spoon feeding us one sided narratives on the Ukraine conflict, or any other issue. The tyrants of the information war should not, and do not own our brains, or what we get to see or analyze about these situations.

As a matter of opinion, each of us will view sources we find to be reliable differently. On Ukraine, I rely on analysis done by The Duran, The Saker, Andrei Martyanov, Col. MacGregor, Dr. Steve Turley, Thomas Luongo, and Larry Johnson at Gateway Pundit.
 
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