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DuckDuckGo problem

phazir50
phazir50
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iOS Firefox, using DuckDuckGo as search engine. When Firefox refreshes after a pause in browsing, instead of going to DuckDuckGo, it goes to "www6.duckduck.com/lander…" which advertises online games etc. Why does this happen?

iOS Firefox, using DuckDuckGo as search engine. When Firefox refreshes after a pause in browsing, instead of going to DuckDuckGo, it goes to "www6.duckduck.com/lander…" which advertises online games etc. Why does this happen?
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Lynn Loves Customers
Lynn Loves Customers
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This issue happened because the search query url when customizing the search engine for DuckDuckGo is actually https://duckduckgo.com/?q=search&kp=-1&kl=us-en Then, you need to save your search engine selection. Next, Firefox will apply the customization successfully to those settings.

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