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Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

DuckDuckGo CEO says Google kills competition through phone deals that make it hard for users to switch search engines

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DuckDuckGo CEO says Google kills competition through phone deals that make it hard for users to switch search engines

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Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

DuckDuckGo CEO says Google kills competition through phone deals that make it hard for users to switch search engines: ‘It’s too many steps’

The federal government argues Google has smothered competition by paying companies such as Apple and Verizon to lock in its search engine as the default.

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PuddingFeeling [she/her]
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0•1 year ago
That is false as you leaving out the fact the company generates revenue from ads in your search results.
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  nope, they don’t get paid for merely displaying ads. as per their own blog, ONLY when you click on them.

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