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Re:DuckDuckGo, Google, and Android choice screens by x32n23nr on Monday June 08, 2020 @01:30PM (#23458621)
Not necessarily. Startpage uses Google for all of its results.

> You can’t beat Google when it comes to online search. So we’re paying them to use their brilliant search results in order to remove all trackers and logs. - https://startpage.com

Does anyone know how one can get whatever deal Startpage has?

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Re:DuckDuckGo, Google, and Android choice screens by mintplant on Monday June 08, 2020 @06:43PM (#23461606)
Startpage is descended from Ixquick (launched 1998). I believe they have an old, uniquely favorable contract with Google as a result.
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