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Why not just go directly on Startpage instead of DDG -> Startpage?

Do they have a contract with google? Or how do they get around captchas and cease and desists?

"Startpage acts as an intermediary between you and Google, so your searches are completely private. Startpage submits your query to Google anonymously, then returns Google results to you privately. Google never sees you and does not know who made the request; they only see Startpage."

From: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...

More: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/...

This one answers my question better: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...

> Why does Google let Startpage access their search results?

> Startpage.com has a contract with Google that allows us to use their official "Syndicated Web Search" feed, so we have to pay them to get those results.

So what is their own business model? Do they show ads? (I disabled adblock but didn't see any.)

Yes, they show non-personalized sponsored links: https://www.startpage.com/en/search/privacy-policy.html

Oh! Many thanks :)