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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by monkpit on Thursday May 28, 2026 @01:38AM (#48305011)
This is not done by the search engine - eBay purposely bids to be the top ad for the search term “eBay”. It’s called cannibalization. They’re more willing to pay for the impression and potential click through than they are willing to give up the ad space to a competitor.
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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by thaumasiotes on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:01AM (#48305159)
See my comment sidethread. It's nice when the facts you assert to support your position are, you know, true.
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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by monkpit on Thursday May 28, 2026 @10:29AM (#48309444)
eBay was an example from the parent, insert whatever brand you want. It’s still called cannibalization and it’s something companies have stopped doing because they don’t see great results
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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by godelski on Thursday May 28, 2026 @10:03PM (#48318105) 

  > This is not done by the search engine - eBay purposely bids
Bullshit. The bidding doesn't happen without the search engine. It is the choice in the search engine design, and how it incorporates bidding that creates the issue. The bidding can't exist without the search engine, but the search engine can exist without the bidding.
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