Post B0g1WSxmJ7P9B4PRRo by LonM@social.vivaldi.net
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(DIR) Post #B0ftZrcAJMBkrsPR6e by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-11-27T15:18:08Z
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Wow, if you search for signal messenger on DuckDuckGo using Chrome, the actual @signalapp web site is the *third* entry following ads for “Signal Private Messenger – Free Download” that leads to the site appmaus.com and “Get Signal Messenger | Install Signal App” that leads to the site filelocations.com.DuckDuckGo should be held criminally liable for anyone who ends up downloading malware because of this.CC @Mer__edith #DuckDuckGo #Signal #adtech #teachingPeopleHowToGetPhished #malware #security #privacy #BigTech
(DIR) Post #B0fu2AZLQrirlLaSrg by bzzzwa@mas.to
2025-11-27T15:23:15Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith In Firefox everything seems OK..
(DIR) Post #B0fu72EBs8FDLC0pou by Adelante@infosec.exchange
2025-11-27T15:23:44Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith Wow. Tried this, different names same issue, not good.
(DIR) Post #B0fuI5gZMAxZFZYfei by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-11-27T15:25:37Z
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@bzzzwa @signalapp @Mer__edith On Safari, I’m seeing one ad above the main site.
(DIR) Post #B0fuQvWEWeIuKCw9cu by JimmyB@mas.to
2025-11-27T15:27:46Z
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@Mer__edith @signalapp @aral I think the time is long last when search engines and their ilk have to bear responsibility for some of the shit that happens. If they are making cash out of this then they can be held at least financially liable…
(DIR) Post #B0fuyKa4MovNbpexdI by nemo@mas.to
2025-11-27T15:33:45Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith This is what is shown on the Startpage search engine when one searches for Signal. But be aware that this Chromium-based browser, with additional privacy and security features, has a system-wide secure DNS filter. 💡 https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls"https://all.dns.mullvad.net/dns-query"
(DIR) Post #B0fvjjpyHWwlYEhexE by RFancio@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T15:42:18Z
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@aral @bzzzwa @signalapp @Mer__edith I guess the problem is more the browser then DuckDuckGo
(DIR) Post #B0fvoTVwOjc8NFaoYC by penguinclaw69@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T15:42:22Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith not so from the ddg app though. Strange 🤔
(DIR) Post #B0fw0zXt8EG1C0TKK0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-11-27T15:45:26Z
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@RFancio @bzzzwa @signalapp @Mer__edith Well, no, the ads are DuckDuckGo’s. But there is definitely a difference between who is shown what depending on the browser.
(DIR) Post #B0fw7t9vH7OhPcYEO8 by freediverx@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T15:46:43Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith Search for Signal in Apple’s App Store and the first result is BiGO-Live Stream, Go Live.
(DIR) Post #B0fwmiJgUa57epaGUi by nilclass@infosec.exchange
2025-11-27T15:53:56Z
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@aral @RFancio @bzzzwa @signalapp @Mer__edith the implication being, that Chrome/Safari users have already opted-in to installing malware?
(DIR) Post #B0fyuVu2jHELNmRB5M by maniaclives@mastodon.world
2025-11-27T16:17:57Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith fwiw ddg sources much of its index from Bing: https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources#:~:text=which%20we%20largely%20source%20from%20Bing
(DIR) Post #B0fyzF3kmQ5qakEZOq by qgustavor@urusai.social
2025-11-27T16:18:50Z
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@aral @RFancio @bzzzwa @signalapp @Mer__edith Which signals does DDG use when selecting adverts? IP address? Current browser? The current search, obviously, sure. The user's language? It may explain why people are getting different results. (It's a DDG fault, of course, not related to a specific browser — unless one is using a browser with ad blocking, then no ad will ever appear)
(DIR) Post #B0g0ByMkG38GXHkeiu by farshidhakimy@chaos.social
2025-11-27T16:32:17Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith the ads are not managed by DDG, but instead by Microsoft (Bing).You can disable ads in DDG settings, you don't even need an ad blocker.
(DIR) Post #B0g0gFcafO5UjybJVw by J_Peregrine@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T16:37:47Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith Is this just for Signal or should I worry if want to use Duck Duck Go ?
(DIR) Post #B0g19W7qNqw0KDAt4i by De_Minimis@infosec.exchange
2025-11-27T16:43:05Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith Switched over to Brave about two weeks ago. So far so good.
(DIR) Post #B0g1WSxmJ7P9B4PRRo by LonM@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-27T16:47:10Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith An excellent reminder that an effective ad blocker is as important as effective AV software (if not more so)
(DIR) Post #B0g1o4nat86bRi2jBI by stefan@social.stefanberger.net
2025-11-27T16:50:13Z
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@aral which search engine can I use now? Used DuckDuckGo for years… maybe 10 already
(DIR) Post #B0g3SFTmhJPE6mUrK4 by KanaMauna@sauropods.win
2025-11-27T17:08:37Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith Yes, something’s not right over at DDG. I was trying to find a small regional hobby store website and even though I typed in the exact name, I got multiple lines of ads then multiple lines of unrelated big corporate stores. The one that I was looking for was at the very bottom of the page.
(DIR) Post #B0g3ZGM1qKfgqhDJ7w by lavenderjamie@fedi.hug.institute
2025-11-27T17:09:07Z
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I feel like DGG could be liable because 1. They know, or they ought to know, who they are advertising for, 2. The sites they are advertising are malicious, and 3. The warnings (Ad tag) is inadequate and defective.
(DIR) Post #B0g57GWnnrrbBi1xGS by marjolica@social.linux.pizza
2025-11-27T17:27:01Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith DDG in Android Firefox, UK, safe search, no AI then my first link is to https://signal org.
(DIR) Post #B0g61elCtYeEYlep5E by Lefthandbass59@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-27T17:37:37Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith It's okay on Vivaldi.
(DIR) Post #B0gD6k7p4lAWKEbmKm by xinit@mastodon.coffee
2025-11-27T18:56:40Z
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@aral Have you heard the good word about Ecosia? No search result ads. @signalapp @Mer__edith
(DIR) Post #B0gDUdw1k6JO4oUHhY by pictor@ohai.social
2025-11-27T19:01:21Z
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@aral on @kagihq , it is, in order, signal home page, signal on the play store, signal page on Wikipedia
(DIR) Post #B0gOSyeQqeRvF9fKy0 by dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T21:04:18Z
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@aralI see no ads in Iceraven (fork of Firefox for Android). @signalapp @Mer__edith
(DIR) Post #B0ggGpuPKBU5pUUy5A by nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2025-11-28T00:23:49Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edithI know people love to hate on Kagi, but, the first search result is signal.org, and the second result is the signal github page.
(DIR) Post #B0giED8mgzCwvC6Ciu by msokiovt@uwu.social
2025-11-28T00:45:44Z
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@aral It's because of how Chromium works compared to Firefox. This is why EVERYONE should ditch Chrome and Chromium-base ASAP.
(DIR) Post #B0iSH8hSRvXn4DbywS by s4rkn@mastodon.nz
2025-11-28T20:56:17Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith this is why blocking ads is so important.Also using a search engine not financed by ads could help
(DIR) Post #B0jMENXGQgt1dw6Uwi by ariarhythmic@ohai.social
2025-11-29T07:23:25Z
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@aral @signalapp @Mer__edith i would avoid using duckduckgo, it's one of those "privacy services" that are all fake and no make