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THOUSANDS of DuckDuckGo users have been left furious this morning after the search engine went down.
According to DownDetector, over 1,000 users have reported issues with the site.
Taking to X one user said: "Ugh. @Bing search is down. I don't use #Bing, but I do use @DuckDuckGo, which uses Bing on the back end. That means - horrors - I've got to go back to @Google!"
The search engine said: “We’re currently experiencing an issue with DuckDuckGo Search that might prevent you from getting results.
“Thanks for your patience while we get our ducks in a row…”
Read our live blog below for the latest news and updates...
23rd May 2024, 09:36By Louis Allwood
DuckDuckGo have recently rolled out multiple updates
The search engine announced yesterday on social media that they have recently rolled out multiple updates.
The company recently launched Privacy Pro! as well as multiple other updates.
It is not known if these updates are related to the current outage.
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23rd May 2024, 08:30By Louis Allwood
What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo is a search engine that prioritizesprivacy.
It does not provide tailored search results, unlike Google, making it more difficult to become trapped in an information echo chamber.
It does not profile its users based on their search habits, and all users receive the same search results.
DuckDuckGo, like Google or Bing, is primarily an online search engine, but it also offers its own applications and extensions for all major operating systems and browsers.
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23rd May 2024, 08:00By Louis Allwood
Issues starting to drop in the UK
Issues are beginning to drop in the UK following this morning's outage.
According to DownDetector, there are currently just over 1,000 reports of issues.
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23rd May 2024, 07:30By Louis Allwood
DuckDuckGo has now been down for 6 hours
DuckDuckGo has been experincing issues all morning following an outage.
The search engine has now been out of use for around six hours.
A spokesperson has said that they are "really busy" whilst they get "their ducks in a row".
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23rd May 2024, 07:00By Louis Allwood
US Outage heatmap
This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours.
It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day.
Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day.
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23rd May 2024, 06:30By Louis Allwood
Issues back on the rise in the US
Reports of issues in the US are back on the rise as they begin to wake up.
Reports are currently sat under 1,500 after previously spiking at 2,000 according to DownDetector.
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23rd May 2024, 06:00By Louis Allwood
DuckDuckGo release statement
DuckDuckGo have released a statement this morning following an earlier outage.
The search engine said: "We're currently experiencing an issue with DuckDuckGo Search that might prevent you from getting results.
"Thanks for your patience while we get our ducks in a row…"
Announcement: We're currently experiencing an issue with DuckDuckGo Search that might prevent you from getting results. Thanks for your patience while we get our ducks in a row…
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) May 23, 2024Copied
23rd May 2024, 05:30By Louis Allwood
UK issues on the rise
Issues with DuckDuckGo are on the rise in the UK.
According to DownDetector, over 1,350 customers have reported problems with the search engine.
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23rd May 2024, 05:00By Louis Allwood
Users worldwide hit with issues
DuckDuckGo users across the globe have been hit with issues this morning.
Taking to X, one user said: "Anyone else having problems with duckduckgo?"
One user replied saying: "Same in Italy," whilst a second said: "Same in Japan."
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23rd May 2024, 05:00By Louis Allwood
Users worldwide hit with issues
DuckDuckGo users across the globe have been hit with issues this morning.
Taking to X, one user said: "Anyone else having problems with duckduckgo?"
One user replied saying: "Same in Italy," whilst a second said: "Same in Japan."
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23rd May 2024, 04:30By Louis Allwood
Who founded DuckDuckGo?
The search engine was launched on February 29, 2008, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and was founded by Gabriel Weinberg.
Weinberg is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded the now-defunct social network Names Database.
Up until 2011, Weinberg self-funded the project, which was subsequently "supported by Union Square Ventures and a handful of individual investors."
Weinbergdescribed the name's originsin terms of the children's game duck, duck, goose. “Really it just popped in my head one day and I just liked it. It is certainly influenced/derived from duck duck goose, but other than that there is no relation, e.g., a metaphor.”
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23rd May 2024, 04:15By Louis Allwood
How is DuckDuckGo different from Google?
In contrast to other large internet firms like Google and Facebook, which have typically generated money bytargeting advertisingbased on your browsing history and personal data, DuckDuckGo takes the opposite strategy.
While Google has said that it would no longer do so, the platform still gathers a lot of information about its users, including location and search history — even while using Incognito Mode.
Incognito Mode removes all traces of your browsing experience from your computer, including cookies, history, any data input into fields.
Even when using Incognito Mode, Google can remember your searches, and corporations, internet service providers, and governments can still monitor you throughout the internet.
DuckDuckGo is unique in that it does not save any of your browsing data and prevents trackers as you browse.
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23rd May 2024, 04:00By Louis Allwood
DuckDuckGo have recently rolled out multiple updates
The search engine announced yesterday on social media that they have recently rolled out multiple updates.
The company recently launched Privacy Pro! as well as multiple other updates.
It is not known if these updates are related to the current outage.
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) May 22, 2024The Duck has been busy! We've rolled out multiple updates to our browser and search engine over the last few months improving our search results, adding new privacy protections, dealing with annoying cookie pop-ups, and more.
Find out what's new🦆https://t.co/Mb2HqqlVmj
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23rd May 2024, 03:56By Louis Allwood
What issues are users reporting?
According to DownDetector, DuckDuckGo users are unable to use the search engine.
Taking to X, one user said: "All the search engines seem to be down?"
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23rd May 2024, 03:52By Louis Allwood
What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo is a search engine that prioritizesprivacy.
It does not provide tailored search results, unlike Google, making it more difficult to become trapped in an information echo chamber.
It does not profile its users based on their search habits, and all users receive the same search results.
DuckDuckGo, like Google or Bing, is primarily an online search engine, but it also offers its own applications and extensions for all major operating systems and browsers.
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23rd May 2024, 03:47By Louis Allwood
Outage heatmap
This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours.
It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day.
Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day.
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23rd May 2024, 03:42By Louis Allwood
DuckDuckGo down for thousands of users
The popular search engine has gone down for thousands of customers this morning.
According to DownDetector, over 1,100 customers were left facing issues following the outage.
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