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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They pay a lot of money to be the default search engine. It's a compromise.

[–] Ado@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ohh I see, had no idea. That does seem like a bit of a conflict.

[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's where the majority of Mozilla's funding comes from. Last I checked, the Google deal was responsible for something like 85% of their income.