In @[email protected], we provide a set of search engine choices. It differs a bit from country to country, but generally we have a nice set of search engines to choose from.
I would advice that you select one of the smaller search engines. They are generally better when it comes to privacy and you are supporting an alternative to Big Tech, although most of them get their search feeds from either Google or Microsoft at this time. That also means that switching from Google or Bing will allow you to get similar search results, while stepping away from Big Tech, so the switching cost should be lower.
So what is your favorite search engine?
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@[email protected] @[email protected] I use the Ecosia search because Ecosia GmbH invests 80 percent of its profits in tree plantations worldwide. And Vivaldi and Eosia have a partnership. Privacy is also very important.
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Presearch@[email protected], @[email protected], what do you think of Monocles (monocles.de)? It is an EU based search engine.
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I am not familar with it.
@[email protected] @[email protected] I second Kagi!
@[email protected] @[email protected] I use Exodus as my default, but I use Google once in a while if I need a really quick search result
@[email protected] @[email protected] I use Kagi, and think it would be great if Vivaldi included it at some point. It’s a paid search engine, but I love how it surfaces actual results to the top, and not just blogspam.
@[email protected] @[email protected] I really like Ecosia. I find that the results are still good and I feel good about supporting a company that is trying to make a positive change for the environment.
@[email protected] I know it’s paid so maybe that makes it a bit of problem. But I switched to @[email protected] and honestly haven’t looked back.
Enjoy!
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] here you see what is a real alternative and not a M$ Bing slave:
»A look at search engines with their own indexes«
– by @[email protected]🕵️ https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes/
@[email protected] @[email protected] Searching directly on wikipedia is surprisingly effective at getting at information – as opposed to content farms cashing in from showing ads.
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There is a reason why we include Wikipedia as well. It is good for many things. So is adding vertical search engines, which is easy to do in Vivaldi. You can then access them all quickly through the search engine shortcuts.
@[email protected] @[email protected] Thank you. Another one would be to search directly into the wayback machine of the webarchive.
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You can add that as well. You have to add it manually, but I tested it and it works well.
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] I do this when I want to know about someone or something named, which is a big chunk of what would otherwise be general web searches. I go directly to the Wikipedia app on my phone, and it’s a far better scanning / reading experience most of the time.
@[email protected] @[email protected] Startpage for primary (better Mandarin search result) and secondary DuckduckGo
@[email protected] @[email protected] Kagi. No ads, no spam and spot on results (and offers real useful filtering tools when needed).
@[email protected] @[email protected] I have three favorites, but Google and Bing are NOT among them!
@[email protected] I voted for Ecosia because that’s what I had been on for several years now but recent weeks I have been using Kagi as someone here gave me access to Kagi membership (Thanksgiving offer) and i tell you what its growing on me. When I was on Ecosia I use to occasionally search Google through incognito to get the result i was looking for but I no longer feel the need! Kagi is good, really good!
@[email protected] @[email protected] The independent search index of brave is my favourite, Mojeek and metager notable other search engines.
Unfortunately searx instances seem to be regularly blocked by the index providers.@[email protected] @[email protected] Google in 2002.
