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What's happening with Google 'search'?

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  • sarahTT
    sarahTT Posts: 122 Forumite
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    I second the recommendation for DuckDuckGo but can't say anything about Qwant as I have never used them.

    I am using DDG (on "strong advice" from hubby) since about a year and it's MUCH better than G. Very occasionally I have trouble finding what I am looking for in which case I switch to G... but this happens once or twice per month. DDG also has very similar (if not identical) search options so it was a straightforward swap.

    Also... we have switched browsers from Chrome to something called Vivaldi (apparently based on the same browser as Chrome) which comes with an ad blocker... so even if I have to use G I see no ads (same with most other sites of course). Bliss!
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    edited 7 January 2023 at 2:13AM
    Oh dear, Whatever happened to Google Search?



    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  • thefirs
    thefirs Posts: 705 Forumite
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    bat999 said:
    Oh dear, Whatever happened to Google Search?
    Thanks for posting these, certain things are explained.
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