without stupid adblockblock https://archive.is/whZuI
also i wouldn’t install their extension just for that, you can edit your default search engine to anu address you want in the settings
browser extensions are a huge privacy risk and i wouldn’t trust ddg with my data because of their Microsoft deal, not to block their trackers (they reverted that part after the backlash) in the ddg browser and to only show msn under their news tab in regular ddg
It really sucks that to escape Google, the second in line that is “more private” is DDG and based in the US. So that means they have to abide to the american privacy invading “patriot” laws etc.
I wish we had a good European alternative that doesn’t have to comply to the NSA when they want direct access to logs while giving you a gag order…
And I know searx-ng but last time I tried it wasn’t good enough imo.
Qwant and Kagi are also pretty solid search engines if people are looking for more alternatives.
I’ve noticed that ddg is now way slower than a couple of weeks ago…
I find that “no AI” DDG still has way more AI-generated images than default Google, sadly. And there’s no before: operator as an alternative to filter them out, either.
for even more easier easy lazy access: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
I switched to MetaGer long ago. No AI bullshit, no trackers, no ads, you pay a pittance per search to cover the costs of your search. I started using it 8 months ago and i still haven’t used up the 10€ i charged my account with. They are run by a non-profit, and it’s FOSS under AGPL3.
would be great if it could also not show links to ai generated content websites
Combo it with Ublock Origin and use their AI site blocklist.
I didn’t see a list like that in the Ublock Origin settings. Is it an importable list and do you have a link?
Searxng, a metasearch engine, and better, self hosted in a container. Easy, searches a stupid amount of engines, 100% private.
My only gripe is its not default. I use many different devices and to set it on each one is annoying.
Not seeing any adblockblock, do you have all of the annoyances filters enabled in uBO?
