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Google search alternatives? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Hey, I'm wondering what everyone uses for searching. I personally use a combination of these sites:

For main driving I use duckduckgo

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[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My searxng instance gives me Google results. Maybe it misses the point but it's nice.

[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can turn it off in the settings. Or, just use a VPN or SOCKS5 proxy. with it and you'd be good, while still having the benefits of Google's engine.

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Sorry, i meant that i like the Google results, and i turned them on Even if it misses the point of using an alternative because it's just better than Google alone.