Major duckduckgo browser issue

VPN
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I restarted my macbook the other day, and immediately after, and now multiple websites I frequent aren’t working. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled duckduckgo, but have had zero success. I’m experiencing multiple duckduckgo issues, and I’m wondering there’s a setting issue that would resolve this. I really need help getting this fixed, as don’t know any other more secure browsers to work on.

  1. Every time I try to access gmail, any google doc, or any part of Google Workspace, I get this result:

Image description: Black browser screen that reads: “DuckDuckGO can’t load this page. An SSL error has occured and a secure connection to the server cannot be made

  1. Everytime I go to linkedin’s website, this is the window that appears, with no ability to access anything on Linkedin

Image description: White browser background with “LinkedIn” at the top left of the page, and zero linkedin features

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Is your MacOS up to date? I had a mismatch once that caused it to bug out sort of like that.

Also, are you running a VPN? LinkedIn is CRANKY when I use DDG or adblock + VPN w/ more advanced filtering.

A couple ideas. Obviously I’m not from DDG, just an average Joe.