DDG doesn't show results if there isn't an exact match for the query it seems. It requires you to search the same query again for some reason.
Maybe this is an experiment of some sort, I'm not sure.
Again, this doesn't happen on a VPN, but happens on my ip address.
And no corporate settings interfere with the browser, it's the personal device I tried on.
Another thing: when you search for "names database" on DDG there doesn't appear to be any results. No matter how much you try. I haven't found another query that yielded the same results.
FYI, I'm also a software developer/engineer. I do understand when glitches happen, but this seems too off.
If it works on a VPN, or a proxy server but not your own ip address. Are you really sure it's just a "glitch"?
And there are good reasons to think that way. Partially because there have been conspiracy theories about the "great reset", so this might be a way to stop the viral spread or whatever. I mean it's not too long ago when it came out that google censored queries to websites unless you typed the name directly in google.
When trust is broken, it's wise to be skeptical.
And yes, I did read the comments and rule out other things.
Yes it does query. The first time I query, it doesnt give results. Then I query it again and it shows all results (same query, pressing the search icon again). This is stealthy censorship and an unsuspecting person wouldn't notice.
This doesn't happen for any other query. And it only happens with my work ip address, not a VPN.
Edit2: Still not working for me, I have to query it twice to get the results. Maybe this is happening for selected ip addresses. This doesn't happen when I use a VPN.
DDG doesn't show results if there isn't an exact match for the query it seems. It requires you to search the same query again for some reason.
Maybe this is an experiment of some sort, I'm not sure. Again, this doesn't happen on a VPN, but happens on my ip address.
And no corporate settings interfere with the browser, it's the personal device I tried on.
Another thing: when you search for "names database" on DDG there doesn't appear to be any results. No matter how much you try. I haven't found another query that yielded the same results.