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3. DDG gets most of its search data from Bing. I stopped using DDG when I noticed

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:52 AM

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that most of the results I got when typing in a person's name were links to LinkedIn (also owned by Microsoft.)

Try a couple of searches (free) using kagi.com. I'm liking it.

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