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Regarding DDG, I have noticed that recently it has started to suggest a ton of porn, even for totally unrelated searches. As an experiment I just typed in the
by _0ffh 6y ago
Regarding DDG, I have noticed that recently it has started to suggest a ton of porn, even for totally unrelated searches.
As an experiment I just typed in the first thing that came to my mind: "thorn in cat's paw". One of the results is "Cat porn videos", on the very first page! And this is far from the worst case I've encountered...
- clarry 6y agoDid you turn off safe search? I don't get porn with these search terms. Unless I turn off the porn filter.
- _0ffh 6y agoAs I do not know, what DDG subsumes under "objectionable material" (apart from it being "mostly adult"), yes. It was never a problem until recently, some sites seem to have stepped up their SEO game.
- runxel 6y agoDDG just recommends the british TV series 'Thorne' after I disable the safe search ...?
- pmachinery 6y agoGlad this has been brought up. I noticed it a while ago and wanted to post it here every time someone falsely repeats how great DDG is, but couldn't recall any of the searches. With safe search moderate, which is default in private windows, I don't think I should be getting hardcore porn results even if I'm searching for hardcore porn terms. Aside from that, 99% (or maybe all) of my searches are "not many sites contain what you want to see, so here's a ton of other shit to wade through", necessitating another tedious, furious click to get what I asked for. Not many results contain covid? Okay. The only reason to DDG is to add !g or !s or even !b to every search.