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2026 7

  1. 2026 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations
  2. Duck.ai now lets you share chats, privately and on your terms
  3. Survey: 56% of AI enthusiasts (and a third of all users) tell chatbots things they keep from other people
  4. Google Built a Monopoly on Search Defaults and Will Do It Again in AI
  5. Google broke the law. It's paid no price. Congress can change that.
  6. Watch YouTube Without Ads on the DuckDuckGo Browser
  7. DuckDuckGo's New Pro Plan: 2x AI Limits, More Advanced Models

2025 6

  1. 2025 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $1.1M to privacy and digital competition non-profits around the world
  2. The DuckDuckGo subscription now includes more advanced AI chat models, along with VPN & more
  3. Try Privacy Pro for 7 Days with New Free Trials
  4. The DuckDuckGo Browser: Fresh New Look, Same Great Protections, AI Optional
  5. DuckDuckGo Browser’s Scam Blocker Expands to Include Protection from More Threats
  6. Private, Useful, and Optional AI: DuckDuckGo offers free access to popular AI chatbots at Duck.ai and expands AI-assisted answers on its search engine

2024 5

  1. 2024 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $1.1M to support digital rights, online privacy, and a better Internet ecosystem
  2. Roadblocks to Competition: Investigate Google’s Non-Compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act
  3. Investing in privacy-respecting companies that are raising the standard of trust online
  4. Creating Enduring Competition in the Search Market
  5. Update: DuckDuckGo Is Now Carbon Negative

2023 3

  1. 2023 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $1.1M to support privacy, competition, and digital rights
  2. Celebrating 15 Years of DuckDuckGo
  3. DuckDuckGo Launches DuckAssist

2022 18

  1. 2022 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $1,100,000 to Privacy and Competition Organizations Around the World
  2. App Tracking Protection Beta Open to All Android Users
  3. DuckDuckGo for Mac beta now open to the public!
  4. Privacy-Focused Technology Companies Call for a Floor Vote on Antitrust Legislation
  5. DuckDuckGo Email Protection Beta Now Open to All!
  6. Web Tracking Protection: DuckDuckGo's Privacy Promise
  7. New Search Engine Market Share Data from Cloudflare and Wikipedia
  8. 10 Principles for Fair Choice Screens and Effective Switching Mechanisms
  9. Meet DuckDuckGo for Mac: A Private, Fast, Secure Browser
  10. Is DuckDuckGo a Good Search Engine?
  11. What Does Google Know About Me? Shocking Insights & More
  12. How Anonymous Is DuckDuckGo?
  13. Is Private Browsing Really Private?
  14. How does Google track me even when I'm not using it?
  15. Why Should I Use DuckDuckGo Instead of Google?
  16. What does a secure web connection actually do?
  17. Does my ISP spy on my web browsing? Can DuckDuckGo help?
  18. What Is the Business Model for DuckDuckGo?

2021 6

  1. DuckDuckGo in 2021: Building the Privacy Super App
  2. Introducing DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android
  3. 2021 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $1,000,000 to Privacy and Competition Organizations Around the World
  4. Introducing Email Protection: The easy way to block most email trackers and hide your address
  5. Millions Choose Simple Privacy Protection with DuckDuckGo
  6. Search Engines Should be Able to Guide Consumers to Search Preference Menus

2020 9

  1. Dear Google: We Agree Search Competition Should Be "Only 1 Click Away" – So Why Is It 15+ on Android?
  2. DuckDuckGo Founding Member in Global Privacy Control (GPC) Standards Effort
  3. Search Preference Menus: Google Auction Ignores Screen Size and Scrolling
  4. Working from Home? Consider These Privacy-Focused Tools
  5. Top 5 Remote Work Tips from an Experienced All-Remote Team
  6. The Hidden Privacy Risk of USB Charging Stations
  7. Search Preference Menus: No Auctions Please
  8. Top Note Taking Apps: Privacy Risks & Best Practices
  9. How do hidden web trackers put my privacy at risk?

2019 17

  1. 5 Effective Tips for Boosting Your Online Privacy Today
  2. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials for Safari: Tracker Blocking & Privacy Dashboard
  3. Search Preference Menu Immediately Increases Google Competitors’ Market Share by 300-800%
  4. DuckDuckGo Search Improvements: Past Year Date Filter, Dark Theme Refinements, & More!
  5. Introducing the DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly Newsletter
  6. New DuckDuckGo Research Shows People Taking Action on Privacy
  7. 2019 DuckDuckGo Privacy Donations: $600,000 for Privacy Advocacy
  8. DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps for Enhanced Search With the Same Commitment to Privacy
  9. Call for Change: People Want Stronger Privacy Laws
  10. The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
  11. 24 Tech Companies Back CCPA Amendment to Make It Stronger: Privacy for All Act of 2019
  12. Improved Weather Results on DuckDuckGo
  13. DuckDuckGo Testimony Before the United States Senate
  14. The "Do Not Track" Setting Doesn't Stop You from Being Tracked
  15. 2018 in Review: A Breakout Year for DuckDuckGo and Internet Privacy
  16. Ethical, by design.
  17. DuckDuckGo Taps Apple Maps to Power Private Search Results

2018 14

  1. Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is influencing what you click
  2. Most Americans aren't aware that Facebook owns WhatsApp
  3. DuckDuckGo Partners with OMERS Ventures to Expand Global Impact
  4. Three Reasons Why the "Nothing to Hide" Argument is Flawed
  5. 2018 DuckDuckGo Privacy Donations: $500k From Us + $142k From You
  6. A Majority of Americans Don't Know Facebook Owns Instagram
  7. What U.S. Adults Think About Facebook After Cambridge Analytica
  8. Default Private Search in Private Browsing Mode
  9. Join the $500,000 DuckDuckGo Privacy Challenge
  10. Understanding Security Certificates: How They Protect You
  11. Data Privacy Day: Live Free of Facebook and Google Tracking
  12. Privacy, simplified.
  13. Making Private Browsing Mode More Private
  14. DuckDuckGo Grew 55% in 2017 with over 15M Private Searches a Day

2017 35

  1. Privacy is Mainstream
  2. How to Check Whether Your Web Connection's Secure
  3. 5 Tips on How to Be Anonymous Online with Tor Network
  4. How to Set Up Your Devices for Privacy Protection
  5. How to Choose a VPN for Browsing: 4 Factors to Consider
  6. How to Send Messages in Private
  7. Privacy Mythbusting #6: Security equals privacy. (Nope!)
  8. Privacy Mythbusting #5: I own my personal information. (Not as much as you think.)
  9. Privacy Mythbusting #4: I can’t be identified just by browsing a website. (If only!)
  10. Privacy Mythbusting #3: Anonymized data is safe, right? (Er, no.)
  11. Privacy Mythbusting #2: My password keeps me safe. (Not necessarily!)
  12. Privacy Mythbusting 1: Nobody else cares about privacy! (Yes they do.)
  13. Privacy Goes Mainstream: People Take Action As Privacy Risks Increase
  14. How To Encrypt Phone & Desktop or Laptop to Protect Privacy
  15. How to Protect Your Privacy on Linux
  16. How to Protect Privacy on Windows 7
  17. How to Protect Your Privacy on Windows 10
  18. How to Protect Your Privacy on Mac
  19. Who Decides What Websites You Visit?
  20. How to Protect Your Privacy on Android
  21. How to Disable Google Ad Targeting
  22. Fast Steps to Delete Google Search History Easily
  23. Retailers can change their prices based on your online footprint.
  24. Are Ads Following You?
  25. Did you know websites can still track you in “private browsing” mode?
  26. Our donations to organizations raising the standard of trust online.
  27. We passed a cumulative count of 10 billion anonymous searches served!
  28. Is there a simple privacy law that actually makes sense?
  29. DuckDuckGo VS Google: la guía definitiva
  30. What if We All Just Sold Non-Creepy Advertising?
  31. What are the biggest tracker networks and what can I do about them?
  32. How Does DuckDuckGo Know Where I Am?
  33. How Does the DuckDuckGo App/Extension Protect My Privacy?
  34. Wie zu erwarten war, eliminiert Googles Suchmaschinen-Auswahlmenü DuckDuckGo
  35. Comme prévu, le mécanisme d’enchères de Google élimine DuckDuckGo