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Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] dunz@feddit.nu 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I use Qwant for my searches. I find the results better than DDG. https://www.qwant.com/

[–] rdri@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for your visit
Unfortunately we are not yet available in your country.

And no way to set my country.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

you could set your country with a vpn 😎

[–] rdri@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

That's less than optimal, for a website that is to be used as a search engine.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

They also don't allow country/located results but then in English. Hell, English is one of the legally accepted languages of this country :(

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whoa. I did a search that would inevitably bring nothing but sponsored bullshit on Google - "best tires"

My results were cartalk, consumer reports, cnet, and the consumer insider.

Nary a national chain trying to sell me something in sight.

[–] slumberlust@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Aren't all of those sites just more adverts masquerading as information?

[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think they got removed from privacy guide unfortunately.

https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/342

I want to support a European based service, but unfortunately I have to stick with DDG for now.

[–] maness300@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I wonder why Firefox isn't listed in their mobile web browsers.

[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

"DDG" refers to DuckDuckGo

just writing this for others who might've been confused like i was before looking it up