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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

They pay a lot of money to be the default search engine. It's a compromise.

[-] Ado@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ohh I see, had no idea. That does seem like a bit of a conflict.

[-] dan@upvote.au 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's where the majority of Mozilla's funding comes from. Last I checked, the Google deal was responsible for something like 85% of their income.

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