I’ve been using duckduckgo for years now with no issues, but today I opened it and realized there were no longer any search results before scrolling. It was all ads/info cards. So I guess I’m looking for a replacement. Any suggestions?

Related: anyone know if there’s a way in the Adnauseum Firefox extension to hide ads on a specific trusted site? I like their goal of not punishing ads following the do not track standard, but DDG has crossed a threshold and I now want to blacklist them specifically.

  • ParadachshundOP
    26·
    2 months ago

    This was the worst time I’ve seen. Here’s a screenshot. The search term was benaroya hall if you want to try yourself.

      • ParadachshundOP
        8·
        2 months ago

        It really caught me off guard. I had another search later today after I posted this that only had one Ad at the top, so it seems like it depends on the search term. I’m not thrilled this is even possible though 😒

        • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          2 months ago

          Ahh okay. That would explain it. Yeah, it’s disappointing that DDG is selectively selling out. I get that they need to make money. But the content in that screenshot you shared is just ridiculous.