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gtfiorentino

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    Comment #49161539

    You still get local results because that toggle is just one of the signals we use to get search results. Turning it off basically just says “don’t send this country as a signal." I…

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    Comment #49159484

    On the first point about bubble effect, DuckDuckGo never uses past searches to generate search results, that hasn’t changed and will not change. Is that something you’re seeing on …

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    Comment #49156912

    Hi, I work on Search at DuckDuckGo. Can you clarify what you mean by “bubblification”? Would be interested to know what has changed for you as a long-time user.

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    Comment #48215984

    Yes, super helpful, thanks. Hear you on the overall problem of lower-quality sites. On the Assist question, it can appear at the bottom when we think it has a good answer but somet…

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    Comment #48215169

    I searched for “plumber’s bread” on DuckDuckGo and this was the 3rd result which seems to match what you’re looking for - https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/plumbers-bread-sand…

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    Comment #48215112

    We’ll take a look at those two sites, thanks for reporting. We’re actively working to improve how we detect and remove scam sites, and getting specific reports is very helpful.

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    Comment #43115728

    Hi - I work on search at DuckDuckGo. Do you mind sharing a bit more detail about this issue? What steps would allow us to reproduce what you're seeing?

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    Comment #42701603

    Got it, that's good to know, thanks! I've added the domains in the AI spam / low effort section to our list of user reports for review.

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    Comment #42700817

    Hi @popcar2 — how are you sourcing the domains for the blocklist? We'd like to evaluate those domains and consider whether they should be removed from DuckDuckGo as spam. You can a…

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    Comment #42117863

    Hi - do you have an example query showing this issue? I just tried "45 lb to kg" on DuckDuckGo and it's working as I would expect (45 Pounds = 20.41166 Kilograms).

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    Comment #40199578

    Got it, thanks for the follow-up, and for your support! It should be pretty rare that you would see no organic content above the fold. But we'd like to take a closer look, and if y…

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    Comment #40187907

    Hi, I work at DuckDuckGo - thanks for the feedback. Nothing much has changed in the past few weeks on our side, and so would love some more info so we can investigate. Do you mind …

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    Comment #40015664

    DuckDuckGo team member here - Personal Information Removal fully automates the process of opting out from data broker sites, all from your device. So you don't need to contact comp…

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    Comment #14688697

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