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What search engine y'all are using? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by zerozaku@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I am kinda fed up off trying all these privacy focused search engines which provide lesser quality service. Here's what I've tried so far:

  1. Duckduckgo: bad results when you search something that piracy related
  2. Searx: I'm not geeky enough to host mine own searx so I just jump from one instance to another and the uptimes have been bad.
  3. Startpage: Idk why it's down most of the time
  4. Ecosia: Not very private, but I just tried it for the sake of it. It's bad when it comes to the results.

Honestly I feel Brave search is the best when it comes to results. But the sketchy practices kept me away from it. Kagi is paid so I haven't tried it.

What have you been using?

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[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I get this page all the time idk why. I thought it was startpage's issue.

[–] J3N5T4R@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I get my connection blocked a lot by that search engine saying to many requests despite using it very little.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are you sharing your IP address with other people? CGNAT or university network or something?

[–] J3N5T4R@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Usb tethering to one pc. They block Mr saying I make hundreds of searches yet it's my first of the morning. I gave up an moved to noai duck.

[–] J3N5T4R@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My internet connection is unfortunately just 5G mobile. Could be the problem.