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Re: Problems with Duckduckgo.com - images search not loading and fav icons, problems with IP/DNS?
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on ‎10-01-2019 10:51
I think it is a combination of O2 and DuckDuckGo itself. Duckduckgo is a private search engine that I believe works through a vpn. It may well be that O2 doesn't like this, or there are settings on the phone (possibly in another app such as a firewall/AV app) that are preventing this from working. Do you get the same results if you use Google or Yahoo image searches?
Steve
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on ‎10-01-2019 10:55
Thanks for the mention @jonsie
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Re: Problems with Duckduckgo.com - images search not loading and fav icons, problems with IP/DNS?
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on ‎10-01-2019 12:33
That tells me that DDG should be whitelisted as its not one of those sites.
What u guys think?
Gabrio
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on ‎10-01-2019 12:36
Currently using:
OnePlus 6 (O2 & Sfr), Z3 Tablet (Three UK), iPhone7 (EE)


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on ‎10-01-2019 12:37
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on ‎10-01-2019 13:05
Currently using:
OnePlus 6 (O2 & Sfr), Z3 Tablet (Three UK), iPhone7 (EE)



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on ‎10-01-2019 13:26
Hey all,
Good news is nobody is crazy and nobody has weird settings on their phone causing these issues. As a responsible network operator, we have an age verification system in place to help protect minors, or those who don't wish to be exposed to potentially age sensitive content.
I have checked the website classification for duckduckgo.com on our end and it is correctly classified as "Search, Dynamic Site". That is, our filters recongise this as a search website that contains dynamic content - which has the potential to display age sensitive materials. Yes, DDG & Google have a built-in safe search, but if a child wanted to get around this then it only takes a few clicks and no real age checks, whereas our age verification means only an adult can disable such a safety net.
The way the website is classified is, our filter checks it in real time and if it believes the search page contains adult content, then it will block it for anyone who isn't age verified. If it doesn't detect adult content, then it will not block the results for anyone who isn't age verified. This explains why many here were able to load this fine (likely age verified), while you and some others weren't (non age verified).
Hope that helps explain the situation
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on ‎10-01-2019 13:38
Thanks
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on ‎10-01-2019 14:19
@Gabrio wrote:
Cheers but why doesnt it recognize that i searched say "apple" or "orange" ? Those are quite safe searches :-)
These days, literally searching for anything *could* return an 'unsafe' image. A combination of website defined/controlled keywords (which could be faked/inaccurate) and an incorrect image analysis on the search engine' side (it's a computer, after all...) could potentially show something it maybe shouldn't. In most cases it won't, but it could.
Search terms like red, apple or orange are all very innocent words, but unfortunately that doesn't mean we can be safe in a knowledge it won't show something it shouldn't. Our age verification adds a safety layer for parents and guardians but for those of us who don't need such a safety net, we provide multiple methods of turning this off quickly.
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on ‎10-01-2019 16:32
Also when that is blocked i dont see fav icons of each site on the SERP.
Thanks for all your insights anyway.
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