It looks like conspiracy theorists are finding solace in other search engines that do not actively control misinformation.

Praise for DuckDuckGo has become a popular refrain during the pandemic among right-wing social media influencers and conspiracy theorists who question Covid-19 vaccines and push discredited coronavirus treatments. Some have posted screenshots showing that DuckDuckGo appears to surface more links favorable to their views than Google does.

More on this New York Times article.

@prologic@twtxt.net but how do you plan on combatting centralization? human societies used to be wide and decentralized, most things being decided per your small tribe or city-state, and now it’s all centralized

same for internets, how do you prevent stuff like “yo, you know yarn.social? how about you come over here, we’ll take care you see ALL posts mentioning you even if you don’t follow them, and you get a free website, and you also get reaction stickers! and likes! and you can cross-post to mastodon and diaspora* too! all you have to do is sell your soul!”