5 November 2026
DuckDuckGo courts schools after Google's classroom AI policy stirs backlash
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- Google told schools they can turn off its Gemini chatbot, but turning off AI features in Google Search would also disable Search itself.
- DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine, is urging schools to switch their default search to its service instead.
- DuckDuckGo says it lets users turn off its own AI features, while Google's AI Search now relies heavily on AI answers.
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