Search engine DuckDuckGo is actively using the current situation to strengthen its position in the education sector, where Google has traditionally dominated. The company places particular emphasis on user privacy by limiting data collection.
Educational Institutions Switching to Alternative Search Engines
DuckDuckGo explained how schools can switch their default search engine to the DuckDuckGo service, which was published on the X page with a link to the company's online documentation.
Concerns About Google's Policy
Criticism of Google intensified after the company's statement that Gemini could be disabled for schools. At the same time, one email to TechCrunch says that Google could easily disable artificial intelligence features in search for schools if it wanted to.
- DuckDuckGo's chief public relations specialist, Kamil Bazbaz, issued a statement about the "imposition of AI on schoolchildren."
