Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to deGoogleEnglish · 7 days agoThe Best Google Search Alternativesalternativeto.netexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squareOpticalMooselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI know it’s a matter of personal preference, but for me: General search DuckDuckGo - It’s really just Bing in disguise, but I daily drive it to keep some distance between me and Microsoft. Bing - I know, weird choice, but DDG filters their results even after you turn off Safe Search. Yandex - Great if you’re searching for stuff that Bing might filter, or the US gov’t might censor. XXX stuff Bing - Bing has been better than Google for years now, for images and video. Yandex - Maybe better than Bing, but you need to translate a lot of results from Russian Reverse image search Yandex - Best, hands down. Google is actually 2nd best, just stay logged out and use private browsing mode. Bing - Pretty good, but not quite as versatile as Yandex.
minus-squareGreglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoSame experience here. Unfortunately I try to avoid using government sponsored (aka controlled) “free” services and unfortunately Bing, Google and Yandex are exactly that. But I end up with DDG anyway.
I know it’s a matter of personal preference, but for me:
General search
XXX stuff
Reverse image search
Same experience here. Unfortunately I try to avoid using government sponsored (aka controlled) “free” services and unfortunately Bing, Google and Yandex are exactly that. But I end up with DDG anyway.