DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine renowned for its non-tracking of user browsing history and an open platform that doesn’t pay advertisers has removed a few websites in response to recent pressure from copyright holders.
“DuckDuckGo Removes Search Results for Various Pirate Websites” is a headline that was published by the “startpage”. The article includes information on how to remove search results for various pirate websites.
DuckDuckGo (photo credit: DuckDuckGo)
For pirates, DuckDuckGo is becoming less and less helpful. The quacky search engine, which prides itself on customer anonymity, has eliminated the search results for numerous major pirate sites, according to TorrentFreak. 1337x, Fmovies, and The Pirate Bay, the Swedish site that has been a poster child for digital piracy since its establishment over two decades ago, are among them. DuckDuckGo has also taken down links to a number of popular stream-rippers (e.g., 2conv.com, Flvto.bid) and even Youtube-dl, which is a surprising omission given that it’s simply software that allows users to rip videos and audio from Google’s popular platform—the site doesn’t host any actual content. DuckDuckGo’s current efforts are apparently connected to copyright, based on some of the company’s previous activities.
“We operate globally, as do bangs [search shortcuts], and products that actively facilitate interaction with illegal content can expose us and our employees to significant legal liability, jeopardizing the entire service,” a DuckDuckGo employee explained a few years ago when the company was asked to clean up some of its databases that included pirate site links.
Pirate sites and YouTube-DL are no longer included in DuckDuckGo’s search results (TorrentFreak)
Earlier today, while performing some investigation, we observed that numerous prominent pirate sites were no longer appearing in DuckDuckGo’s worldwide rankings. We first assumed that some popular sites had been taken down in response to DMCA takedown requests, but there is certainly more going on.
TorrentFreak contacted DuckDuckGo to inquire about why these domain names aren’t appearing on their search results. We have yet to get a response as of the time of writing. However, it wouldn’t be surprising if the move was motivated by copyright concerns.
Google began removing many pirate site domains from its search results a few months ago. These delistings, on the other hand, are regional and tied to ISP blocking orders in Google’s instance.
Many pirate sites may still be found in DuckDuckGo, which is worth noting. The search engine, on the other hand, might surely give some openness to assist clarify what’s going on.
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DuckDuckGo is a search engine that does not track or collect personal information. It has been reported that the website removed search results for various pirate websites. Reference: limetorrents.
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