> They shouldn't have to serve that content to people who aren't actually their users.
So put it behind a password. It's not reasonable to expect to get only the benefits of publicly-searchable data without any of the drawbacks.
So put it behind a password. It's not reasonable to expect to get only the benefits of publicly-searchable data without any of the drawbacks.
If a Google-like competitor started, all Google would have to do to crush them is demand big-name sites formally prohibit the competitor from accessing their content or risk being delisted. And magically, it becomes impossible/illegal to build a duck-duck-go.
On one hand I'm against the cartel beahviour of Google doing something like that, but on the other hand, if Google asks and the other company agrees to block DDG, why shouldn't that be allowed?