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without stupid adblockblock https://archive.is/whZuI

also i wouldn't install their extension just for that, you can edit your default search engine to anu address you want in the settings

browser extensions are a huge privacy risk and i wouldn't trust ddg with my data because of their Microsoft deal, not to block their trackers (they reverted that part after the backlash) in the ddg browser and to only show msn under their news tab in regular ddg

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[–] AverageEarthling@feddit.online 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] group_hug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Having trouble adding this as the default search in Firefox.

Anybody know the search query needed to use this from the address bar?

https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/q=%s

Does not seem to work.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It uses a Form Post - I recommend navigating to the DDG Lite site, right click on your search bar (you might have to add it if you removed it by using "Costumize Toolbar"), and select to add it. Edit: just realized ithis also works in the address bar, no fiddling around needed. Edit2: But it does not work consistently - the search bar variant always works.

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