Bing has terminated all of its search syndication and API services, and will likely be removed completely in a future version. As it is a struggle to monetise Waterfox Private Search with an ad-supported free version, it’s unlikely it will ever be default and instead will be a subscription-only based service.
Waterfox 6.5.10: Bing terminates search syndication deal
Submitted 1 day ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/6.5.10
Brewchin@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh no… anyone know what this means for DuckDuckGo?
cosmo@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
A quick search tells me that DuckDuckGo and other larger partners will keep access, for now.
Brewchin@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Thanks for checking and the update.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I’d imagine their search results will get slightly better.
sramder@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
That almost amazingly, it will get worse.