Why doesn't DuckDuckGo return any results for "PeerTube"?

Even more strange is that when I type "PeerTube", some suggestions appear, but searching any of them will end up back on the "no results found" page.

The suggestions: https://vlemmy.net/pictrs/image/21c0f286-653a-4612-a5a2-c014e3ede12d.jpegSearching one of them: https://vlemmy.net/pictrs/image/fb8ea646-7dbc-4bfd-b8e0-295392e0f1c1.jpeg

It has been a few weeks since I first encountered this issue. I've tried again and again, but it never worked.

LyingPenguin,

You’re in Safe search: strict mode. It probably thinks it’s a term for porn and therefore blocks it completely. Set it to moderate or off and you’ll get results.

QuestionMark,

I tried turning it off completely. No changes.

Catsrules,

What is your safe search setting set to on duck duck go?

If it is set to strict it will result in no results but if you set it to moderate it will return results.

QuestionMark,

It was on moderate. Turning it off didn’t make any changes.

Thormjolnir,

Might be a duckduckgo bug, but have you tried another search engine to see if it works there?

QuestionMark,

Yes, I tried with SearX, and it worked. I tried another browser too. Same result.

BrooklynMan,
@BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml avatar

well, you posted a screenshot searching not for “peertube” but for “peertube instance”.

nonetheless, both work for me in DDG:

peertubehttps://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/9ced0ef4-4c00-4b31-9381-fc1db65e0ceb.png

peertube instanceshttps://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/318f8fe4-0c01-4a1a-b736-a659ab5d2d47.png

perhaps it’s blocked by your isp?

QuestionMark, (edited )

Searching “PeerTube” doesn’t return any results. peertube (all lower case) doesn’t return anything either. What’s funny is that “pertube” returns the correct results for “PeerTube”. It seems like it works like this: If the IP requesting the search is from my country and it’s searching PeerTube or peertube it’s going to block the search. But why should it?! PeerTube isn’t blocked here. YouTube is though.

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