&udm=14 | Distraction-free Google Search!
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For those who are still using google, this recently added search query strips all of the extras from Google search, leaving behind just the links!
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So I'd cut Google out entirely for the last year or so, but I still haven't found a good search engine. DDG has been my go to, but it's not great, and this old style Google seems to be close to how things were before all search engines sucked ass. Do you have any recommendations for alternatives?
I'm hesitant to say it because I've gotten some ridiculously hostile reactions for it, but I've really liked Kagi.
Yes, it's a subscription service but that means they have an incentive to not show you shit results. According to some, paying for a search service is wrong because online services should be free, and I'm just astroturfing if I even mention it
I use Kagi and Ecosia, and my experience has been very positive. I recommend both.
https://www.mojeek.com
What are you searching for that DDG is giving disappointing results?
Duck duck go is particularly bad at local searches and business data.
Back before Google gimped their own searches, Google was better at finding one-off things.
I've moved to SearXNG, which still makes my local searches suck, But the results are usually much better than DDG.
Startpage is basically a Google Search frontend and it works very well.
It used to be, it's Bing nowadays I believe.
//edit: it says it uses google on the site, but I remember there was a bit of shitshow on the internetz ~year ago when they used bing instead. So... I'm confused now.
https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/4522435533844-What-is-the-relationship-between-Startpage-and-your-search-partners-like-Google-and-Microsoft-Bing
So it uses both? Interesting.
not very different from DuckDuckGo, SearXNG, or Kagi.
Ecosia?
Quite satisfied with Brave Search.
Aside from the transphobia and crypto shilling, I'm sure they're great
Is google better? I get you dont like brave as a company (i dont either) but their search engine works well
I don't use Google either
i dont either, all im saying is that its still an improvement
Transphobia?
Sorry, homophobia!
Really? But when did this happened? 😰
Brendan Eich. He donated money anti marriage equality organisations and politicians, and half of the Mozilla board resigned when he was appointed as Mozilla CEO. He stepped down from that role after 11 days, and went on to found Brave.
He's also an anti-masker/pandemic conspiracy theorist
Oh no… should I stop using Brave after knowing this? I believe I might actually do.