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powerboatr
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How is that i started using duck duck go yesterday and BAM my internet is so much faster now.
my old eyes thought there was something wrong, websites load FAST and smooth.

or am i imagining it
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Unless you have some internet or DNS issues making your previous search engine slow (google?), Duck duck go has no ability to speed up the websites you visit after you click on the link from the search engine. The two are not related.
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Russell wrote: Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:16 am Unless you have some internet or DNS issues making your previous search engine slow (google?), Duck duck go has no ability to speed up the websites you visit after you click on the link from the search engine. The two are not related.
It does however give you some protection from those in positions of power or influence who store their cranial vaults in their nether regions. I use Duck Duck Go for most of my internet searches.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckg ... d663592361

Firefox is no longer an option for me when Mozilla refuses to see the irony of what they post, compared to their alleged values. These images are diametrically opposed......and from the same source.
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Link if you want to see what the blog post said:

https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/01/0 ... ntent=card

The most disturbing part of this

"Turn on by default the tools to amplify factual voices over disinformation."

I wholly and fully understand that there's been a lot of really bad info across the spectrum being put online. But holy cow this is scary.
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i sort of figured it was a sugar pil, but there are no dumb questions right ??? but i stopped getting redirects to bulk ammo and car gurus :)
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