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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know if the comparison is inaccurate.

You make money from advertising to your users ("ddg situation" notwithstanding), are beholden to your investors (private status notwithstanding) and need to see more users to increase revenue. The person above you is saying that this model is what will drive you to eventually be as bad as Google. Do you understand?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

We make money from our API, what they're referencing is a beta ads programme which was running