Poisonous Words from DuckDuckGo to Google

US-based technology giant Googlewas sentenced to one of the biggest penalties in its history last year. The reason for the 4.34 billion euro fine was that Google did not allow users in the Android ecosystem to choose a different search engine. In fact, after this penalty, Google started offering a new service to its customers in Europe. In this way, users can device setup They could choose the search engine they wanted while doing so. 

However, Google did not allow users to choose all search engines. The company instead every 3 months It determined which search engines could be selected through the auctions it organized. Of course, this situationThe one who pays the money blows the whistle." was a living example of the proverb. Because companies were given in return for the bids they made to Google. That is, which search engine companies pays the highest price, Google would make those search engines preferred by users.

The new results announced by Google made DuckDuckGo, the popular search engine of recent times, rebel.

In a statement made hours ago, Google Android users He explained the search engines that will be on the screen where they will see which search engines they can choose. However, this statement affects DuckDuckGo, which has become the favorite search engine of many users recently. disturbed. The team criticized the results announced by Google with harsh words.

“Google's auction practice encourages search engine providers to advertise more.” 

In the statements made by DuckDuckGo officials, Google's auction application included search engine providers. pushed in different directions was expressed. According to DuckDuckGo, search engines are trying to maximize their profits in order to win Google's auction, which means disadvantage It meant. DuckDuckGo thinks that search engine providers are forced to advertise more and ignore user privacy due to Google's auction practice.

"We will not exploit our users. We will not ignore users to make money."

In the statements made by DuckDuckGo, auctions that they couldn't win, because it was underlined that their offer was lower than their competitors. Stating that they have had serious profitability rates since 2014, officials stated that they are using their users in order to win Google's auction. that they will not abuse they stated. By the way, let us remind you that DuckDuckGo had notable wins in the previous auction, but will be featured in only 4 European countries in the last auction.

Request to the European Commission: Eliminate the auction process

DuckDuckGo officials also commented on the issue: European CommissionThey made a request to . In the statements made, it was stated that Google's auction practice further strains the competitive environment, so a new step should be taken regarding this and the auction practice should be terminated. According to the privacy-focused search engine, the preference screen offered by Google varies by country. including the most popular search engines should be displayed randomly.

DuckDuckGo isn't the only search engine complaining about Google's auction practice. An environmentally friendly search engine ecosia He was also one of those who opposed the auction process the most. Declaring that Google's auction practice was against the spirit of the penalty imposed by the European Commission, Ecosia officials chose not to participate in previous auctions to show their reaction. Despite this, Ecosia, which participated in the last auction, only SloveniaIt will be among the search engines that can be preferred on the installation screens of users in .