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In other words, you’re seeing results that Bing wants you to see unless it raises a big enough stink for DDG to manually override. They default to being a wrapp
by pb7 3y ago
In other words, you’re seeing results that Bing wants you to see unless it raises a big enough stink for DDG to manually override. They default to being a wrapper for Bing.
Edit: Since you edited, no one is arguing that their whole spiel isn’t about privacy. What I’m saying is that they refuse to admit that they’re a privacy wrapper around Bing which would make their value proposition quite weak. They puff their chest and pretend to be a big standalone player in the market but they aren’t. You aren’t at the whims of DDG as a user, but at those of Bing/Microsoft. If you’re cool with that, carry on, but I’m not going to let yegg continue to make vague statements uncontested. If they’re so sketchy and dishonest about their role in deciding the links, what else are they dishonest about? Some of you let a lot slide because they’re the underdog.
- Retric 3y agoThat’s not a question of being a wrapper, it’s a question of using Bing’s spam list. The difference is about sites Bing doesn’t include but also doesn’t specifically exclude. PS: As to your edit, they have specifically mentioned using Bing in the past alongside other engines. They are clearly running their own search process and widgets while also using a lot of data from Bing. I can see why you might consider it deceptive, though I really don’t.