About time a search engine did this.
Picture research is time-consuming enough without also having to trawl through page after tedious page of false, redundant, pointless imagery claiming to be something it isn't.
#FuckAI #duckduckgo

The #DuckDuckGo Browser: Fresh New Look, Same Great Protections, #AI Optional

https://spreadprivacy.com/browser-visual-refresh/

DuckDuckGo users can now block AI images from search results: Privacy search engine adds toggle to hide AI-generated content from image searches. https://ppc.land/duckduckgo-users-can-now-block-ai-images-from-search-results/ #DuckDuckGo #Privacy #SearchEngine #AIImages #PrivacyFirst

Kontrabanda Weekend #4

https://kontrabanda.net/r/kontrabanda-weekend-4/

@$%&! Duck Duck Go just introduced a goddamned AI search tool! I selected the "disable AI" button, but the accursed AI symbol remains in the search bar. My trust has been violated.

Are there any search engines that don't spy on you and that don't have any goddamned AI contamination?

DuckDuckGo ora permette di bloccare immagini AI nei risultati di ricerca! Una nuova opzione per un'esperienza personalizzata e rispettosa della privacy.
- MYCUS News 24

#Ai #privacy #duckduckgo

@sicurezza

Mittlerweile ist die #KI-Seuche so tief in #google und #chatGPT und #perplexity eingedrungen, dass #duckduckgo bessere und korrektere Ergebnisse bei der Suche ausgibt. Ich suchte mein Sendmail-Buch für den Herdtverlag, das ist so alt, dass es nur noch in der deutschen Nationalbibliothek verfügbar ist. Die kennt wohl weder Google noch ChatGPT noch Perplexity.

I’m glad that not only do I use #DuckDuckGo but that they allow me to disable their AI stuff altogether. I find value in a lot of Google services (flame suite on) but search is not one of them. https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/114904316563616246

Je découvre que DuckDuckGo a un domaine https://noai.duckduckgo.com/ qui permet de faire des recherches sans les outils IA du site et en plus avec un filtre anti-IA dans la recherche (c'est une curation humaine donc y'a des trous dans la raquette, mais c'est déjà ça) par défaut (tout ceci est configurable sur https://duckduckgo.com, mais ça ne reste pas en navigation privée, par exemple).

Dans firefox, vous pouvez aller dans les préférences de recherche (about:preferences#search) et ajouter un "raccourcis de recherche" (tout en bas) comme ça :
Nom du moteur de recherche: DuckDuckGo (no AI)
URL avec %s à la place de l’expression recherchée: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s

Much needed filter.

Repost:
#DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/duckduckgo-now-lets-you-hide-ai-generated-images-in-search-results/

#Business #Releases
DuckDuckGo browser’s new look · Fresh style, seamless protection, and still optional AI https://ilo.im/165kwx

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#DuckDuckGo #Browser #Desktop #Mobile #Protection #Privacy #Security #AI

I've been using Addy.io as an anon email forwarder for some time. However it's a bit hard for my students (local seniors) to use,

Just discovered the Duck Duck "email protection" service, seems much simpler to use.

Any feedback?

So, yeah, #DuckDuckGo just returned slop, prominently on top of the page: “Auto-generated based on listed sources. May contain inaccuracies.”

WTFF.

Considering that DuckDuckGo’s search results are generally not exactly stellar, and that it doesn’t allow any search parameters, I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to use this search engine in the first place.

And this new great image AI filter, well, duh. With search parameters, you get the same (non-perfect) results.

Engadget: DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results. “DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade through some of the AI slop that has taken over the internet in recent months. This week, the company introduced a new filter for removing AI-generated images from search results.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/21/engadget-duckduckgo-now-allows-you-to-filter-out-ai-images-in-search-results/

https://www.engadget.com/ai/duckduckgo-now-allows-you-to-filter-out-ai-images-in-search-results-144326213.html

Yes. Please.

EDIT: Nothing in the DDG UI *site-search* seems to indicate it's also available there. It would be a massive boon, though. In the meantime, the same list can be used in uBlockOrigin (and other adblockers, I guess), to also clean up those results https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

#aiSlop #duckduckgo ​#adBlocker #uBlockOrigin

Bye, slop!

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/duckduckgo-now-lets-you-hide-ai-generated-images-in-search-results/

**Sick of AI Slop? DuckDuckGo Now Lets You Block AI-Generated Images**

_DuckDuckGo admits the tool 'isn't perfect,' but claims it will 'greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see.'_

https://www.pcmag.com/news/sick-of-ai-slop-duckduckgo-now-lets-you-block-ai-generated-images.