steve mookie kongMay 27
"Following the AI-heavy Search announcements at last week’s Google I/O, DuckDuckGo says it has seen a notable and sustained surge in U.S. users, including a sharp jump in iPhone app installs."

Good.

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-sees-iphone-installs-spike-in-the-us-following-ai-announcements-at-google-i-o/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/9to5mac

#google #duckduckgo #ddg #ai #llm #search
DuckDuckGo sees iPhone installs spike following AI-heavy Google I/O - 9to5Mac

Following Google I/O, DuckDuckGo says it has seen a notable and sustained surge in U.S. users, including a sharp jump in iPhone app installs.

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Show threadBaroness Winter
@mookie #Waterfox has changed its default search from #Startpage to 1.com, a charity-funding site. Strangely, it still offers G**gle as an optional default, but no longer offers Startpage. Did I miss something about SP that would make them do this?
May 27 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadXavierMay 28

@BaronessWinter it's explained in the release notes. Because most #Waterfox users also use #uBlockOrigin, Startpage spend more money serving Waterfox users than it got from ads.

More context on this thread: https://tech.lgbt/@heartkey/116621694425829271

6.6.13 - Default ad blocker & search updates - Waterfox Release

Security fixes, the built-in ad blocker now enabled by default, a new temporary default search engine, and several web compatibility improvements.

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Show threadCecelia4d ago
@xavier @BaronessWinter I recall it being very difficult to figure out how to donate to the project. 😕