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Gabriel Weinberg

@yegg
19 posts
2025-09-03
My statement on the US v Google remedies (quoted). Tl;dr 👎 for consumers. Monopoly business continues as usual for Google.
2025-09-03 View on X
CNBC

US v. Google: a US federal judge rules that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android, but it must share Search data with rivals; GOOG jumps 8%+

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the company can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts and must share search data.

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2023-05-15
This is clearly a problem already and does not have any straightforward solutions. https://twitter.com/... [image]
2023-05-15 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Research finds that AI assistants may be able to influence users without them knowing, akin to humans swaying one another through collaboration and social norms

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2023-05-01
“To find the sites, NewsGuard researchers used keyword searches for phrases commonly produced by AI chatbots, such as ‘as an AI large language model’ and ‘my cutoff date in September 2021.’” https://twitter.com/...
2023-05-01 View on X
Bloomberg

NewsGuard finds 49 websites populated by generative AI posing as news outlets with generic names like News Live 79; some feature falsehoods and programmatic ads

The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online …

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2022-05-25
@thezedwards When you load our search results, you are completely anonymous, including ads. For ads, we worked with Microsoft to make ad clicks protected. From our public ads page https://help.duckduckgo.com/ ..., “Microsoft Advertising does not associate your ad-click behavior with a user profile.”
2022-05-25 View on X
BleepingComputer

DuckDuckGo confirms a researcher's findings that its browser allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites, citing a search content agreement with Microsoft

The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser purposely allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement … Source: @thezedwards and @yegg .

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@thezedwards For non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers. Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon.
2022-05-25 View on X
BleepingComputer

DuckDuckGo confirms a researcher's findings that its browser allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites, citing a search content agreement with Microsoft

The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser purposely allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement … Source: @thezedwards and @yegg .

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@BleepinComputer @LawrenceAbrams Because we're doing this above-and-beyond protection where we can, users are still getting significantly more privacy protection with DuckDuckGo than they would using Safari, Firefox and other browsers. Our goal has always been to provide the most privacy we can in one download.
2022-05-25 View on X
BleepingComputer

DuckDuckGo confirms a researcher's findings that its browser allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites, citing a search content agreement with Microsoft

The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser purposely allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement … Source: @thezedwards and @yegg .

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@thezedwards We've been working tirelessly behind the scenes to change these requirements, though our syndication agreement also has a confidentially provision that prevents disclosing details. Again, we expect to have an update soon that will include more third-party Microsoft protection.
2022-05-25 View on X
BleepingComputer

DuckDuckGo confirms a researcher's findings that its browser allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites, citing a search content agreement with Microsoft

The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser purposely allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement … Source: @thezedwards and @yegg .

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2022-04-19
Similarly, we are not “purging” YouTube-dl or The Pirate Bay and they both have actually been continuously available in our results if you search for them by name (which most people do). Our site: operator (which hardly anyone uses) is having issues which we are looking into.
2022-04-19 View on X
The Verge

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says reports of the service removing piracy websites are “made up” and blames an issue with its site:operator search function

Blank site search results for The Pirate Bay gave users reason to believe otherwise Source: @yegg and @yegg .

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Search ranking and censorship are entirely different things. We make our results useful by ranking spam lower. We are not ranking based on any political agenda or my (or anyone else's) personal political opinions. We are also not assessing any individual news stories.
2022-04-19 View on X
The Verge

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says reports of the service removing piracy websites are “made up” and blames an issue with its site:operator search function

Blank site search results for The Pirate Bay gave users reason to believe otherwise Source: @yegg and @yegg .

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Our product vision is much more than private search: it's the “easy button” for privacy in one app. Today it's an everyday browsing app with built-in private search, tracker blocking, HTTPS upgrading,🔥button, email protection, and (for Android) app tracking protection.
2022-04-19 View on X
The Verge

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says reports of the service removing piracy websites are “made up” and blames an issue with its site:operator search function

Blank site search results for The Pirate Bay gave users reason to believe otherwise Source: @yegg and @yegg .

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Hoping to clear up some misconceptions about our private search engine. First, there is a completely made up headline going around this weekend. We are not “purging” any media outlets from results. Anyone can verify this by searching for an outlet and see it come up in results.
2022-04-19 View on X
The Verge

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says reports of the service removing piracy websites are “made up” and blames an issue with its site:operator search function

Blank site search results for The Pirate Bay gave users reason to believe otherwise Source: @yegg and @yegg .

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2022-03-11
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.
2022-03-11 View on X
Reclaim The Net

DuckDuckGo, which has touted its “unbiased” search results for years, says it will down-rank sites “associated with Russian disinformation”

no functional search engine is, or can be—and the company did itself no favors imo trying to capitalize on the right's anger with Google search “bias” to promote itself. It opened ...

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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.
2022-03-11 View on X
Reclaim The Net

DuckDuckGo, which has touted its “unbiased” search results for years, says it will down-rank sites “associated with Russian disinformation”

no functional search engine is, or can be—and the company did itself no favors imo trying to capitalize on the right's anger with Google search “bias” to promote itself. It opened ...

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2022-01-19
Dominant tech cos use self-preferencing tactics to undermine competition and consumer choice. We encourage Congress to act and help restore competition online by voting for the American Innovation and Choice Online Act in this Thur's markup meeting. https://wesupportsb2992.medium.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-19 View on X
CNBC

Apple and Google warn of harmful consequences to user privacy and security from two proposed Senate antitrust bills scheduled to be considered this week

- Apple warned in a letter on Tuesday that antitrust bills being considered in the Senate would increase the risk of security breaches to iPhone users.

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2020-12-10
Instead of “bringing people together,” Facebook has torn societies apart. It's a privacy nightmare: Internet surveillance + anti-competitive acquisitions/tactics = filter bubbles, discrimination, polarization, etc. Facebook was never going to fix itself. https://www.cnbc.com/...
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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2020-06-09
Was great to talk to Matt about search preference menus and Do Not Track, and how if done right, could give power back to consumers. https://twitter.com/...
2020-06-09 View on X
WIRED UK

Reflecting on DuckDuckGo's rise as the privacy-focused search engine and the possibility of increased market share because of EU regulatory pressure

Matt Burgess / WIRED UK : Tweets: @duckduckgo , @yegg , and @mattburgess1 Tweets: @duckduckgo : We're fighting alongside everyone who believes privacy online should be simple and ...

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2020-06-04
“The complaint focuses largely on what the company does to collect and track online activity when users surf the web in private browsing mode.” Consistent with our study showing 76% cannot identify the privacy benefits (or lack thereof) it provides. https://spreadprivacy.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-06-04 View on X
Reuters

A proposed $5B class action suit filed Tuesday accuses Google of covertly collecting user browsing info in Incognito mode via Google Analytics and other tools

(Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading …

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2019-08-03
1) A “ballot box” screen could be an excellent way to increase meaningful consumer choice if designed properly. Unfortunately, Google's announcement today will not meaningfully deliver consumer choice. https://twitter.com/...
2019-08-03 View on X
The Verge

Google will let Android users in Europe choose their default search engine starting in 2020; inclusion on the choice screen will be determined via auction

Only the top-three bidders will appear alongside Google on the choice screen  —  Starting in early 2020, Google will present …

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2019-08-02
1) A “ballot box” screen could be an excellent way to increase meaningful consumer choice if designed properly. Unfortunately, Google's announcement today will not meaningfully deliver consumer choice. https://twitter.com/...
2019-08-02 View on X
The Verge

Google will let Android users in Europe choose their default search engine starting in 2020; inclusion on the choice screen will be determined via auction

Only the top-three bidders will appear alongside Google on the choice screen  —  Starting in early 2020, Google will present …

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