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They started censoring websites based on "political fake news" filter list supplied by MSM.

by djanogo 4y ago

Bilal_io 4y ago
> based on "political fake news" filter list supplied by MSM Can you provide a citation for this?
- behnamoh 4y ago
  Search HN, it was a big buzz recently.
  - rvz 4y ago
    DuckDuckGo's search manipulation is just no different to Google's since essentially they are using Microsoft Bing's search results. [0] So the manipulation, down-ranking and censoring of search results was inevitable with tons of evidence of this: [1][2][3][4] "At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.": [1] At this point, DDG is a front for Microsoft using 'privacy' buzzwords. Might as well use Brave Search then. [0] https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources/ https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/so... [1] https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 [2] https://www.vox.com/recode/22981115/duckduckgo-free-speech-privacy-oops https://www.vox.com/recode/22981115/duckduckgo-free-speech-p... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/hx5dn5/proof_duckduckgo_manipulates_search_results_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/hx5dn5/proof_du... [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635
- codeecan 4y ago
  > Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation. https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 ----- > 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. https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501717193855283201 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501717193855283201 ---- It should be obvious why this is problematic ...
  - yegg 4y ago
    FYI - I’m the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo and responded to this in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32597340 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32597340.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  https://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russian-disinformation https://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russia... Or search google yourself to get a broader picture.

They started censoring websites based on "political fake news" filter list supplied by MSM.

Bilal_io 4y ago

> based on "political fake news" filter list supplied by MSM Can you provide a citation for this?

behnamoh 4y ago
Search HN, it was a big buzz recently.
- rvz 4y ago
  DuckDuckGo's search manipulation is just no different to Google's since essentially they are using Microsoft Bing's search results. [0] So the manipulation, down-ranking and censoring of search results was inevitable with tons of evidence of this: [1][2][3][4] "At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.": [1] At this point, DDG is a front for Microsoft using 'privacy' buzzwords. Might as well use Brave Search then. [0] https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources/ https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/so... [1] https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 [2] https://www.vox.com/recode/22981115/duckduckgo-free-speech-privacy-oops https://www.vox.com/recode/22981115/duckduckgo-free-speech-p... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/hx5dn5/proof_duckduckgo_manipulates_search_results_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/hx5dn5/proof_du... [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395635
codeecan 4y ago
> Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation. https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501716484761997318 ----- > 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. https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501717193855283201 https://twitter.com/yegg/status/1501717193855283201 ---- It should be obvious why this is problematic ...
- yegg 4y ago
  FYI - I’m the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo and responded to this in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32597340 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32597340.
ipaddr 4y ago
https://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russian-disinformation https://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russia... Or search google yourself to get a broader picture.