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Big Tech

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Jan 18, 2026
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DuckDuckGo vs brave

Brave and DuckDuckGo position themselves as privacy-first alternatives to mainstream browsers and search engines, but they reach that goal through different architectures and trade-offs: Brave combine...

Jan 29, 2026
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Duck ai

-policy">Duck.ai is ’s privacy-focused AI chat feature that proxies user prompts to third‑party models and stores recent chats locally rather than on DuckDuckGo’s servers, while offering a menu of mod...

Dec 1, 2025
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How does Brave Search protect user privacy compared to other search engines?

Brave Search and the Brave browser pursue privacy by not profiling searches, building an independent index instead of relying on Google/Bing, and collecting contribution data only via opt‑in, privacy‑...

Jan 24, 2026

Can airplanes actually manipulate the weather through contrails?

Airplane — the line-shaped clouds that form when jets exhaust water vapor and particles into cold, humid layers — do measurably influence the climate by creating extra cloudiness that tends to trap he...

Nov 9, 2025

Which party has engaged in or promoted censorship more Republicans are Democrats

The claim “Which party has engaged in or promoted censorship more — Republicans or Democrats?” cannot be answered with a single-party verdict; . National survey research finds Democrats more willing t...

Dec 8, 2025

Can European countries arrest someone for insulting public figures or symbols online without inciting violence?

European governments can — and do — criminalise certain insulting or abusive online speech, but EU law currently limits criminal offences to hate speech tied to protected characteristics (race, colour...

Jan 17, 2026

Best search engine for privacy

The single best privacy-focused search engine depends on what "privacy" means for the user: absolute minimal data collection points to independent crawlers like Mojeek, while a blend of convenience an...

Jan 16, 2026

How do other privacy search engines (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek) technically differ from Startpage in handling third-party search providers?

Startpage acts as a privacy proxy for Google, returning Google-sourced results on behalf of users and emphasizing "unprofiled" search that strips identifying data , while DuckDuckGo primarily sources ...

Jan 24, 2026

How do Qwant’s anonymization and logging practices compare, technically, to DuckDuckGo and Brave Search?

, , and all market privacy but implement different technical trade-offs: Qwant advertises non‑tracking and no retention while shifting toward a that relies on partners, DuckDuckGo minimizes profiling ...

Jan 14, 2026

did biden aministration weaponize the fbi

The claim that the Biden administration "weaponized" the FBI is a fiercely contested political narrative supported mainly by Republican committee reports, whistleblower disclosures, and GOP-led oversi...

Dec 2, 2025

What was the outcome of the investigation into the allegations against Rep. Jim Jordan?

The available reporting shows two separate threads: Republicans led by Rep. Jim Jordan have opened multiple oversight investigations into the Justice Department, Jack Smith, Big Tech and platforms lik...

Oct 2, 2025

What are the key differences between US and European Union hate speech laws?

The core difference is constitutional: the United States gives , allowing most hateful expression unless it meets narrow exceptions such as true threats or incitement to imminent lawless action, while...

Dec 3, 2025

The fact checkers that check any Soro's affiliated organizations are funded by Soros funded organizations

Multiple conservative and partisan outlets allege that many fact‑checking organizations have received grants from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations or networks tied to left‑leaning donors; Poynt...

Nov 29, 2025

How did the laptop controversy affect the 2020 and 2024 US elections?

The Hunter Biden laptop controversy shaped political narratives around both the 2020 and 2024 elections by fueling accusations of media and platform bias in 2020 and by resurfacing as courtroom eviden...

Jan 24, 2026

FCC pressure by Trump

and FCC Chair have been repeatedly reported to to punish or cajole broadcasters and platforms perceived as hostile to the administration, using threats about licenses, inquiries, and regulatory levera...

Dec 21, 2025

What personal data flows occur when using Brave Rewards or connected wallets?

Brave’s Rewards and Wallet ecosystem is designed to keep most ad-related signals local while requiring certain data flows when users connect a payout account or use custodial/on‑ramp services; connect...

Dec 11, 2025

I believe AI models have been primed to support Trump no matter what

You are not alone in suspecting political bias in AI: multiple news outlets and researchers have tested models against Trump’s statements and found mixed results — several independent models disagreed...

Feb 3, 2026

Are EU regulations really an obstacle to business and innovation?

regulation both constrains and enables innovation: critics point to a dense, precautionary rulebook that raises costs and slows market entry, while EU institutions are actively redesigning rules—throu...

Jan 30, 2026

Thaura

is a polyvalent term: it appears as a toponym (a village in ), a South Asian lexical item/transliteration in Hindi/Punjabi glossaries, a proposed or attested personal name with disputed etymologies li...

Jan 18, 2026

How many AI people has Trump appointed to important positions since he took over?

Reporting identifies at least four high-profile AI or tech figures whom President Trump has placed into key science and AI-related roles — David Sacks, Sriram Krishnan, Michael Kratsios, and Lynne Par...