You're Not Imagining It: Google Search Results Are Getting Worse, Study Finds

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You're Not Imagining It: Google Search Results Are Getting Worse, Study Finds
gizmodo.com

For the past few years, a growing number of users, analysts, and experts raised alarms about a truth that feels obvious to a lot of people who surf around in web browsers: the quality of Google results is in serious decline. Google disagrees.

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I am actually kinda ok with DDG, but the results are.. not always very great and the second page is filled with weird websites related to my location..
Maybe i should try both Kagi and Searx

Kagi went to bed with Brave, and when people protested they ignored it

Oh boy.. guess the future will really be running our own stacks

What do you mean with "went to bed"?

Here's a Masto thread explaining a bit the polemic

TL;DR: They became partners with Brave, when people pointed out Brave's objectionable politics they responded... poorly (still read the thread, it has much more info)

Quick edit: Was pointed at this, looks like it's even worse and the Kagi owner himself might be very objectionable too

Second edit: And it keeps getting worse, of course they had to get into AI...

Yikes, thanks so much for these links. I've avoided kagi for awhile now for lack of need but it had been top of list of 'things I should try'. Guess I can strike that one out now.