To clarify, for those that did not read the article, this only applies to the Duck Duck Go mobile browsers, not the web site. The web site still blocks all trackers, but that wouldn't have been a good link-baity headline.
That said, the Duck should have been up front about it. However, am I surprised? No. They have to pay the bills somehow, and I never understood their business model. You can't make enough off advertising and affiliate links.
DEI hire? Oh how cute, you think you found a way of being a racist without sounding racist. That's adorable!