

The company primarily makes money from affiliate links and non-targeted, contextual ads. Known for being a “privacy-minded” search engine, DuckDuckGo does not track its users or sell data to third parties. Google has been down-ranking search results from Russian state news agencies since 2017.

#StandWithUkraine️Īt DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.- Gabriel Weinberg March 10, 2022Ī number of platforms including the Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram have also demoted posts from Russian state media. Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create.
