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DuckDuckGo offers AI-free search extensions; Instagram fixes AI chatbot exploit

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DuckDuckGo has released browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox that default to its AI-free search page, a move that saw a surge in traffic following Google's AI-centric search updates. Separately, Instagram has patched a vulnerability where attackers could exploit Meta's AI support chatbot to hijack user accounts by adding a new email and resetting passwords. AI

IMPACT DuckDuckGo's move highlights user demand for AI-free search, while Instagram's exploit reveals security risks in AI support chatbots.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two distinct product/security-related announcements from tech companies, not a frontier model release or significant industry-wide event.

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DuckDuckGo offers AI-free search extensions; Instagram fixes AI chatbot exploit

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DuckDuckGo launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that set its AI-free search page as the default, removing AI answers and chat prompts. 🔎 Traffic to DuckDuckGo

    DuckDuckGo launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that set its AI-free search page as the default, removing AI answers and chat prompts. 🔎 Traffic to DuckDuckGo’s no-AI search page surged after Google’s AI-focused search overhaul, reflecting demand for more user-controlled search…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/duckduckgo-makes-its-no-…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Instagram fixed a flaw that allowed attackers to hijack accounts by manipulating Meta’s AI support chatbot into adding a new email and resetting passwords. 🤖 Re

    Instagram fixed a flaw that allowed attackers to hijack accounts by manipulating Meta’s AI support chatbot into adding a new email and resetting passwords. 🤖 Researchers verified the attack flow, which bypassed control of the victim’s original email and affected multiple accounts…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/hackers-hijacked-instagr…

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