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Getting unhappy about DuckDuckGo (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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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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[-] guest@feddit.org 39 points 2 days ago

I like qwant.com from France. They are using the Bing index but started to collaborate with Ecosia to build their own.

[-] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

+1, Qwant is awesome

[-] pglpm@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

I'll try qwant!

[-] yesmeisyes@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

I’ve been using this for about a month now and have been happy with it too

[-] drspod@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Do they still pop up a modal dialog asking you to disable your ad-blocker? That was what killed Qwant for me.

[-] guest@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

I have never seen that. So not sure if qwant got better... or the adblockers.

[-] 56_@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I only saw that briefly. I can't remember if it went away on it's own, or if I blocked it myself.

this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2025
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