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* total: 1500KB, 49 requests, 6,5s!
* icons: 100KB, 27 requests, 3s
I've blocked in uBlock:
and the result is:
* total: 1230KB, 14 requests, 1,5s
In principle - there is a problem in DDG that assets are being requests even though they are not enabled/visible in options and this result in the website feeling laggish (especially on slower connections)