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Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse.

google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop

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[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 23 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I’ve been using DDG exclusively for something like 8 years. It works great for regular text search and I use bing for image searches. I really don’t understand the reluctance of people to switch to it. To me, Google has been borderline unusable garbage for a long time.

[–] serendipity@aussie.zone 1 points 59 minutes ago

Same here, although I don’t know how long I’ve been on DDG exactly. I never not find what I’m looking for.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Cherry on the shit sundae was a couple months ago when Google started to require JavaScript be enabled for search.

[–] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago

Okay, so this wasn't just me! I installed NoScript for Chrome on my work laptop as a stop gap for no more ublock origin and thought something was fishy w/ Google's search page.