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Getting unhappy about DuckDuckGo (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For several years I've been using DuckDuckGo instead of Google Search, and I've been overall quite happy with the results. Only rarely had I to resort to Google search (!g).

During the last month or two, however, I've found myself using the !g switch and Google search more than half of the time. DuckDuckGo shows no or few results where Google shows more (and useful) ones.

Still I don't want to give in. So:

Have you also experienced this worsening of DuckDuckGo?
Which other more privacy-respecting alternatives do you recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tried using public instances, but 1/3 searches was failing. Found it unusable. That was like a year ago when I was looking for DDG alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

This is unfortunately the same type of experience I've had with SearXNG. 🙁

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've had good luck with searxng.site, but yeah, public instances aren't going to have the uptime and reliability of Google or DDG. Think of public instances as a test drive. You get a taste of what it can do but it's a much better ride when you self-host.