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> STOP USING google SEARCH! USE DUCKDUCKGO!

I want to stop using Google, but please realize that DuckDuckGo is only competitive with Google if English is your only language (maybe even only if you're American?). There are loads and loads of people on HN for whom DDG is a poor experience.

In my experience DDG is extremely poor for localized results, especially those in other languages than English. Previously I recommended StartPage.com for my fellow Europeans, but StartPage has been bought by a shady company [1] and should not be used anymore either. I have no recommendation anymore.

[1]: https://reclaimthenet.org/startpage-buyout-ad-tech-company/



Indeed. Few other languages have good Google search alternative - probably only Russian, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Chinese and possibly French (I would imagine that Qwant as French company would have an ok search, but I can't be sure as I don't know French good enough). I would prefer to use just one search engine, but even using Yandex for Russian searches or Baidu for Chinese feels preferable to submitting to octopus that is Google.


> maybe even only if you're American?

Works fine in UK English too, although the "r:uk" modifier is often needed.


I never realised that existed. Does the r stand for region?


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I have no recommendation anymore

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Maybe searx.me is an option. Although, you’re out of luck for Safari on iOS.


Searx.me doesn't output any search more than half the time and gives you "google (unexpected crash: CAPTCHA required)" instead.


How's Qwant for you? I've been using them more frequently recently. It's made in the EU (France) but as I don't search much in other languages than English I'm not sure how good they are for that.


Maybe ecosia?




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