The founder of search engine DuckDuckGo grumbled about how difficult it is for users to switch their default service from Google while testifying at the Big Tech firm’s landmark antitrust trial.
The founder of privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grumbled about how difficult it is for users to switch their default service from Google while testifying at the Big Tech firm’s landmark antitrust trial on Thursday.
Weinberg added that DuckDuckGo “generally saw a lot of interest” from companies when it sought default status for its own engine, but failed to make any headway because Google was already paying top dollar for the prime position. Weinberg’s testimony backed a key argument for the Justice Department, which has alleged in the week-old trial that Google leveraged more than $10 billion in annual payments to phone makers and mobile carriers to build an illegal monopoly over online search.
In a 2020 blog post, DuckDuckGo publicly blasted Google, asserting that it took at least 15 clicks for an Android phone user to switch their default search engine.Google has argued that users opt for its service because it is a high-quality product, shooting down claims that it’s too hard for smartphone users to switch the search defaults.
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