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Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by WrtCdEvrydy on Sunday January 12, 2020 @09:37PM (#22031398)
I wonder if the rank is based on which options are clicked the most... I wouldn't put it past google to keep track of which link is clicked the most for each search and use that to 'improve the links'

OR

It could be a massive conspiracy to keep people from seeing some third rate website.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by lallysingh on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:15PM (#22031550)
You notice that the results aren't direct links, but redirects through Google first? That seems to support your first alternative.
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Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by Polylactic_acid on Sunday January 12, 2020 @11:02PM (#22031714)
They don't need to reroute through a url to do tracking, they could do that in JS. The rerouting probably is used for tracking but it also serves the purpose of flushing your search terms out of the referer header.
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