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Re: duckduckgo

From steef <debian.linux@home.nl>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: duckduckgo
Date 2019-08-19 14:50 +0200
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On 19-08-19 00:41, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, August 18, 2019 05:27:07 PM steef wrote:
>> On 18-08-19 22:04, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Sunday, August 18, 2019 01:16:59 PM nektarios wrote:
> 
> --< snip >--
> 
>>>> I have a similar setup as yours but am getting no popups from my browser
>>>> (firefox) and no ad blocker at all as I m using legit sites that have
>>>> income from ads. Why do you think the popups originate from duckduckgo?
>>>
>>> @steef,
>>>
>>> Are you actually getting pop-up ads, or are you just seeing search
>>> results that might be considered advertisements as they focus on a
>>> particular company / product?
>>>
>>> I don't get pop-ups, but some of the search results might be considered
>>> ads, and, if so, I don't know what can be done about that.
>>
>> .....I get sometimes results that may be considered ads with the fonts
>> 'ADV' added
> 
> Is that the problem you are concerned about?

well, yes. because it is possible to avoid these sites for only one session using duckduckgo. the next session one must again block out 
these sites. that is cumbersome and annoying allthough i understand that duckduckgo somehow must get paid for.

regards,

steef

> 

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duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-18 18:50 +0200
  Re: duckduckgo nektarios <nektarios@mail.nektarioskatakis.xyz> - 2019-08-18 19:20 +0200
    Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-18 20:40 +0200
      Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-18 21:30 +0200
      Re: duckduckgo Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-08-18 21:30 +0200
        Re: duckduckgo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-08-18 22:40 +0200
          Re: duckduckgo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-18 23:00 +0200
            Re: duckduckgo Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2019-08-19 00:30 +0200
              Re: duckduckgo arne <sp113438@telfort.nl> - 2019-08-19 02:00 +0200
                Re: duckduckgo Finn <mail.finn@disroot.org> - 2019-08-21 05:50 +0200
                Re: duckduckgo Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-08-21 07:10 +0200
              Re: duckduckgo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-19 10:30 +0200
                Re: duckduckgo Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2019-08-19 15:20 +0200
                Re: duckduckgo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-08-19 22:00 +0200
                Re: duckduckgo Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2019-08-19 22:20 +0200
            Re: duckduckgo Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2019-08-19 01:20 +0200
              Re: duckduckgo ghe <ghe@slsware.net> - 2019-08-19 01:30 +0200
            Re: duckduckgo Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2019-08-19 11:00 +0200
    Re: duckduckgo rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-08-18 22:10 +0200
      Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-18 23:30 +0200
        Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-19 14:50 +0200
          Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-19 22:20 +0200
            Re: duckduckgo steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-08-19 23:30 +0200

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