On the other hand, Brave also released a new feature that blocks Google AMP on its web browser before DuckDuckGo's move.īrave aptly calls the new function De-AMP, which bypasses Google AMP for its users, bringing them to the original site of its source.

In addition to that, the privacy-focused software also claimed that Google prioritizes AMP links in its search results, which in turn forces publishers to use it. Like other critics, DuckDuckGo took a swipe against Google's alleged monopoly involving its AMP feature. However, it is worth noting that DuckDuckGo has yet to give more details about how its anti-Google AMP feature for both its app and extension works.ĭespite that, the privacy-focused service went on to claim in its tweet that 'AMP technology is bad for privacy because it enables Google to track users even more (which is already a ton).' (Photo : KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)Ī picture taken on Novemin Moscow shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google's logo on a smartphone screen.Īccording to a recent report by Tech Radar, the latest move of the privacy app, DuckDuckGo, comes shortly after Brave released a similar feature against Google AMP. Instead of using the Google mobile pages tool, users of the privacy search engine will be redirected straight from the websites of the publisher they are attempting to read. The privacy-focused search engine, which offers its services as an alternative to Google search, announced that it is now 'protecting' its users from AMP.ĭuckDuckGo assured its users that both its app, which includes its clients for Android, iOS, and Mac, as well as its extensions for both Google Chrome and Firefox, now bypass Google AMP. That said, both DuckDuckGo and Brave, which are primarily focused on one thing - privacy, are now bypassing Google AMP, the publishing framework of the tech giant.Īs per a news story by The Register, the two privacy focused services, Brave and DuckDuckGo, are now unplugging Google's AMP, redirecting their users to the original webpage of the sites they are visiting. (Photo : GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)Ī guest takes a selfie with her smartphone during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid on April 8, 2021.

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