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What search engine should I use instead of Google? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 week ago by AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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On Google if I search "Mens Boots" I immediately see lots of results from shops in Amsterdam and near me selling boots.

When I use DuckDuckGo the results are useless unless I add "Amsterdam" and then it only shows me Amsterdam results, instead of Google which would also show me shops from Germany etc. That has quick delivery times etc.

What are my options? (Non-American would be great)

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[โ€“] oo1@lemmings.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hmmn. If I wanted search results for stuff in Amsterdam, I'd expect to add "in Amst . . ."

Moving quickly on, there's bound to be some European SearXNG. https://searx.space/ seems like a list.

I think that still uses google though among others. It's FOSS so you could self host it and set it up how you like I think too if you're into that type of thing.

I don't regularly use searXNG though I use DDG - so I cannot vouch for the quality of the results.

[โ€“] DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

i run my own instance and i can vouch the results are great for general things. searching for things based on location can vary though.

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