Everyone being a shill is a meme on /g/ and in general the board doesn't like DDG that much because it's popular/cool or because of antisemetic reasons (Weinberg is a Jewish name).

I don't think you should take anything you read on /g/ seriously, much less anything about shills. That board (like most on 4chan) is really needlessly toxic, and prolonged exposure can lead you to believe that everyone's a shill.

Mind sharing some screenshot/archive links? I have no idea how to use 4chan