My head canon is that this happens because Microsoft’s security team is feuding with whoever developed this particular software.

Wendy’s

Tweet of Theseus

Epic FuryEpstein Distraction

On Android or iOS? I’m pretty sure the iOS app is just a re-skinned Safari, isn’t it?

Head on collisions not interesting enough? Try adding cacti to your dashboard!

Linux: where you run a VM because niche proprietary software won’t run on Linux.

Windows: where you run a VM because a multibillion dollar company can’t figure out generic printer drivers as well as underpaid (or volunteer) open-source developers.

We have an old HP D110 (I think). Worked just fine with Windows 10. Works fine with Linux. Built my wife a new PC with Windows 11, and now it will only print 1 page every few minutes. Windows 11 never marks the print job as complete, so you have to wait for it to error out before it will start the next job. Microslop at its finest.

It also removes AI generated images, at least according to the landing page.

noai.DuckDuckGo.com

Didn’t Sam Altman say that ads would be a last resort?

If they marketed “Agentic AI” as a way for someone to disappear from the internet entirely and be replaced by AI, I’d finally get onboard.

…why?

I honestly can’t stand Reddit since I can’t use Apollo anymore. The official app makes my feed like 40% adds and “suggestions,” so I just stopped using it. Pretty much the only way I see anything on Reddit now is the RDX app, and you can’t post or comment.

The other 85% is non-corporate trolls trying to manipulate public opinion

“Clearly I’m above reproach, so there’s no reason to suspect my email address and porn history will be in there!”

The most embarrassing part about this would be people finding out you actually pay for porn

Don’t worry though, because there’s no way your ID verification for adult sites will ever get leaked