It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Correct.

Use udm14.org instead.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I prefer DuckDuckGo, but federated SearXNG exists too (but imo it's not as good as DDG)

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All good choices, but udm14.org filters out ads too.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm surprised Google still let that feature available. Do you think there is any risk they'll kill it in the future?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

It's all but guaranteed.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't get it. I entered a search term and I was just redirected to regular Google.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The difference is you're not getting ads or AI. It's basically google from 2010.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Seems great, thanks for sharing!

For context: https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I got redirected to regular Google. If that's only supposed to be a different landing page, I can just as well search from the address bar.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

shrugs

Use something else then. Cheers.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, DuckDuckGo is the way to go.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Kindly do not portray DDG as an "alternative" because it is now trash as well.

2 years ago it was the alternative, today its a sidegrade at best

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Kindly do not portray DDG as an “alternative” because it is now trash as well.

A simple redirector to regular Google is really not an alternative at all.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you notice that there was a different parameter in the udm14.org version? https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Did you notice that there was a different parameter in the udm14.org version?

I noticed that my test search term was fully tracked by Google because it's still regular Google. Use https://startpage.com/ if you want de-shittified Google.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for sharing!

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 0 points 1 week ago

I mean, the biggest issue with me for the great googlio isn't the ads and the ai, both of which I hate, but the actual shit-infested results. It's not removing the ads full of SEO that are posing as websites, it's just giving you an old UI for the new 2025™ search.