2026-08-05T15:51:37.589161Z

FoxtrotDeltaTango@FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works

DuckDuckGo Is Selling Anti Pervert Glasses That Contain Zero AI, Cameras, or Even Electronics Whatsoever

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/65320476

futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgo-selling-anti-pervert-glasses

FuturismDuckDuckGo Is Selling Anti Pervert Glasses That Contain Zero AI, Cameras, or Even Electronics WhatsoeverGoogle alternative DuckDuckGo has come up with a pair of plastic, non-pervert glasses in response to Meta's controversial smart glasses.

2026-08-05T17:45:03.109832Z

gl38@gl38@feddit.uk

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Replying to @⁨FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works⁩

Is DuckDuckGo going down the DBrand/Wendy’s model of irreverent, self aware marketing? I’m pretty tired of it being honest. Also, are they actually trying to make money from this? A satirical social media post would get the point across. But they’re actually selling these for some reason.

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2026-08-05T17:50:13.645688Z

ExLisper@ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net

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Replying to @⁨gl38@feddit.uk⁩

Some company just placed DDG logo on existing model of glasses and is selling them for exact same price as a joke. It’s not like DDG started manufacturing glasses specifically for this joke.

2026-08-06T11:56:22.97336Z

gl38@gl38@feddit.uk

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Replying to @⁨ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net⁩

You make it sound like DDG aren’t involved at all. They very much are.

It’s not like DDG started manufacturing glasses specifically for this joke.

2026-08-05T19:04:04.181531Z

shishka_b0b@shishka_b0b@lemmy.zip

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Replying to @⁨gl38@feddit.uk⁩

The reason is probably to garner as much brand awareness as possible bc the goal of marketing isn’t to just get a point across. If a company like DDG can gain a good amount of brand awareness by advertising and selling some relatively inexpensive sunglasses with the company logo on it then I personally see it as a net positive.