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The Truth about DuckDuckGo by kevinsarpei

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The Truth about DuckDuckGo
<center></center><center>![The Truth about DuckDuckGo.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdChg864GuaGzRuFhDQiVioBi8PjS6dYG3FcZgcxZbYEK/The%20Truth%20about%20DuckDuckGo.png)</center> <center></center><center>Credit: [DuckDuckGo, Inc.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DuckDuckGo_logo_and_wordmark_(2008-2014).svg) and [Clker-Free-Vector-Images](https://pixabay.com/de/x-marke-multiplizieren-mal-symbol-24850) from [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com).</center>

Long story short: 

- DuckDuckGo is only [partly open source](https://duck.co/help/community/open-source)

- it [partnered](https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/4lgda4/duckduckgo_is_using_yahoo_for_searches_now/d3n41kh) with Yahoo! to get access to tech and features

- it [displays](https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/ads-by-microsoft-on-duckduckgo-private-search/) Yahoo!-Microsoft search alliance ads (which can be disabled)

- and it [uses](https://duck.co/help/features/maps) Google Maps, Apple Maps, Bing Maps, and Here WeGo for map and address-related searches. To be fair, DuckDuckGo also gives you the option to use maps from the OpenStreetMap project.

Update

DuckDuckGo now solely [uses](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-apple-mapkit-js/) Apple Maps for map and address-related searches.

Another thing worth mentioning is that DuckDuckGo is part of Amazon's and eBay's [affiliate programs](https://duck.co/help/company/advertising-and-affiliates). Officially, this doesn't influence the search engine's rankings or relevancy functions in any way. But, needless to say, DuckDuckGo isn't open source.

Fortunately, as I point out in my article "[How to Avoid Funding the American Deep State](https://hive.blog/deepstate/@kevinsarpei/how-to-avoid-funding-the-american-deep-state)," there are open-source alternatives:

'It's extremely costly to develop and maintain search engines like Google. The only decent open-source and privacy-oriented search engines I know of are [Searx](http://searx.me) and [YaCy](https://yacy.net/en/index.html). Searx avoids big bills by aggregating the results of other search engines, and YaCy does it by being peer-to-peer.

Update

[Searx.me](https://searx.me/) is down, "due to infrastructure issues." So [here](https://searx.space/) is the list of other public Searx instances Searx.me refers to.'
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@blackfireburn ·
I'm running a yacy instance. It is not as useful a search engine as one might hope but it works mostly. Duckduck is still my go to though. 

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@friendly-fenix ·
Interesting...
 All this fear and paranoia is "anoia-ing", but we all need to wise up!  So thanks for the tip, I am going to keep an eye on your blog from now on.
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@kevinsarpei ·
:)
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@friendly-fenix ·
;)
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@greenbeans ·
I recommend using https://goodgopher.com
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@kevinsarpei ·
Isn't open source though ;)
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@informationwar ·
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Save us a click Bro and tell us what the search engines are.

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@kevinsarpei ·
[Searx](https://searx.me/) and [YaCy](https://yacy.net/en/) (updated my post).
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@mikejayde ·
which truth is here revealed? Sorry, this post is unnecessary, you can easily research this information on their official documents...
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@kevinsarpei ·
Many people think that DuckDuckGo is an "anti-establishment" search engine, which, you know, it isn't.
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@millicow ·
Good to know! All my previous attempts to find decent alternative search engines usually only brought up results about Yandex and DuckDuckGo. Never heard of Searx or YaCy before.
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@kevinsarpei ·
Have fun asking yourself why those in the alternative media who should know better still recommend using DuckDuckGo ;)
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@samstonehill ·
Thanks for the info!  Time to start using a new browser (again)!
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@kevinsarpei ·
A new browser?
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@samstonehill ·
Ah!  New search engine even.  

Evidence of how quickly my mind becomes distracted!
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