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Using Google whilst Duck Duck Go is down. How long has Google been this bad? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It's been some years.

I just can't believe how poor it's results are, and how it's trying to suggest things it think I might also want (and failing miserably).

I just assumed ddg would be the lesser, but I use it for privacy. Turns out I'm wrong.

How long has Google been this bad?

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[-] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 19 points 5 months ago

I noticed it getting worse over the years. I switched to SearXNG last year when I felt Google was getting really ridiculous.

They started censoring a lot at some point, maybe because they had to, but that's not the only reason.

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Are you self hosting?

[-] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 6 points 5 months ago

Yes. That way you can create a blocklist, which is what makes it so good for me.

[-] CapnAssHolo@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago

I've been hopping searxng instances for a year now and always noticed a couple seconds delay everytime I do a search. Does self hosting help with the delay?

[-] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 1 points 5 months ago

I've tried some instances and I don't see a delay. My hosted version is a bit slower than public ones but that depends on your system, I guess.

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