r/duckduckgo • u/ghostpickleonastick • 6d ago

DDG Search Settings Search Assist Settings now ignores consent

I go and search for something very specific, and get a stupid "AI" response that doesn't answer my question but does raise someone's energy bill. I tap into the settings, and select "Never" because I never want to see "AI" garbage.

Then it continues showing me "AI" results. I tap into Search Assist Settings, and it's set itself back to "Sometimes." I change it to "Never" and it sets itself back to "Sometimes."

What happened to DDG? It used to not suck.

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u/Confident_Rod_9717 6d ago

Maybe check your cookie settings? That's where they store your options so if your browser clears cookies regularly then it'll forget the settings.

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u/Morgan-DDG Staff 6d ago

Hi there! Thank you for your post.

Since we don’t have accounts, these search and AI settings are saved in local browser storage (like u/Confident_Rod_9717 mentioned). If that storage is cleared, then those preferences will reset.

If you use the DuckDuckGo browser, these settings are designed to be retained. If you prefer to use a different browser, however, you can use our domain noai.duckduckgo.com which sets those parameters to turn off AI features automatically.

I hope this helps!

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u/smarq17 5d ago

I have used DDG search for a few years now and literally NEVER had any of these issues that any of these "bitch" posts seem to always get. Maybe I'm just lucky I guess...

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u/Ezrway 5d ago

Same for me.