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DUCKDUCKGO DOWN-RANKS SITES SPREADING RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA
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SERGIU GATLAN
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The DuckDuckGo web search engine is now demoting websites known to spread
Russian propaganda following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the
company's founder and CEO, Gabriel Weinberg.
"Like so many others I am sickened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the
gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create," Weinberg said.
"At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites
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Besides demoting disinformation-linked sites in results, the search engine is
now also started displaying information boxes at the top of the page to help
users find accurate information "for rapidly unfolding topics."
Weinberg stated that DuckDuckGo's primary purpose of helping users find more
relevant content over less relevant content remains the search engine's "whole
point."
"DuckDuckGo's mission is to make simple privacy protection accessible to all.
Privacy is a human right and transcends politics, which is why about 100 million
people around the world use DuckDuckGo," Weinberg added.
Katie McInnis, DuckDuckGo's senior public policy manager for the US, also said
in a Tuesday House hearing that the company "paused" the partnership it had with
the Yandex search engine in Russian and Turkish markets because of the war in
Ukraine.
Weinberg is yet to provide any information on what sites will be automatically
down-ranked in search results because they are pushing Russian disinformation.
This is the first time DuckDuckGo and its CEO have announced taking action to
disrupt attempts to target its users with disinformation.
When asked on Twitter if DuckDuckGo is now censoring search results,
Weinberg said that "search engines by definition try to put more relevant
content higher and less relevant content lower -- that's not censorship, it's
search ranking relevancy."
A DuckDuckGo spokesperson was not immediately available for comment when
BleepingComputer reached out earlier today.
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Update March 11, 17:10 EST: A DuckDuckGo spokesperson sent the following
statement:
> Search engines by definition put relevant higher-quality sites over lower ones
> for every search. This isn't censorship, it's just search rankings. DuckDuckGo
> is not censoring results. We are simply using the fact that these sites are
> engaging in active disinformation campaigns as a ranking signal that the
> content they produce is of lower quality, just like there are signals for
> spammy sites and other lower-quality content. Current examples are Russian
> state-sponsored media sites like RT and Sputnik. In addition to this approach,
> for newsworthy topics, we're also continuing to highlight reputable news
> coverage and reliable “instant answers” at the top of our search results where
> they are seen and clicked the most. We're also in the process of thinking
> about other types of interventions.
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