I'm leaving DuckDuckGo, and here's what I picked...

[@techlore]

*Spill the beans...what's your favorite search engine?! Let the world know below!* 🔽🔽 Psst. Do you like our totally free content? Consider joining our Patreon for fun perks: patreon.com/techlore

[@deathconccc3338]

Tor

[@duckmeat4674]

@@deathconccc3338 not a search engine

[@notimportant1542]

Searx

[@user-xl5kd6il6c]

They are all trash I miss Google from pre-2013

[@atticusherodes6648]

YACY i know its smaller, and a little harder to set up but its p2p and getting better all the time, YACY. it needs to grow with more user so the searches can grow,

[@spencerallen323]

searx all the way. Yes it was a bit overwhelming to set it up the first time, as a personal instance, even when using their docker image it's not very convenient. But a bit like running a hardened Firefox you sacrifice a bit of convenience for privacy and security.

[@I.____.....__...__]

Configuring searx isn't a problem, they've got some nice settings that are pretty nifty. The only problem is that you have to do it separately for every mirror and there's no way to export/import the settings between them. 🤦

[@itsme7570]

@@I.____.....__...__ oh man that sounds like fun

[@anon9322]

any links for someone to get started? what are the benefits of rolling your own vs using a public instance?

[@godstenrules]

Searx seems interesting. but I have no idea how to get to it when I put in searx comes to a page that doesn't look like a search engine. and I would have no idea how set it up for unbiased results, where results wouldn't be censored filtered, manipulated for the "approved" narrative of the globalist establishment.

[@me-jv8ji]

I'd be nice if we could set searx to be the default search engine instead of ddg

[@crosenblum]

I think as wonderful it is to have many ui and useful features for search engine pages, it was never the best or full answer. We need many many independent search engines, so that we are never put in the position of one search index + engine monopolizing our access to information. Once the ability for more companies to do good solid effective search indices, the more freedom we will have.

[@alheno5423]

The main thing for me is getting uncensored, non-propagandized, results. Just want to a search engine like google used to be back in early 2000's where everything was listed and nothing was filtered out and you weren't assaulted by ads or manipulated results either for marketing purposes or for propaganda purposes

[@bipolarminddroppings]

You know, I'd never really thought about where DDG was getting their results from, I assumed they had their own index by now. It was the first private search engine that I liked and that was enough for me but seeing these other options presented, now I need to rethink.

[@EventHoriXZ0n]

What a coincidence, I’ve been using Brave’s browser by happenstance for a few weeks when looking for something to switch off to from Chrome, and didn’t realize they had their own search engine until I used it. I love it, it just works and like you said it has a pretty simple UI which is great for a normie like myself

[@crzyruskie86]

I've been using brave search for a few months now. I hated it at first but in the little time I've used it I can tell it's improved drastically. I've also used their browser for years as well and I love their philosophy. Hopefully they stick with being privacy focused, good experiences.

[@nerolowell2320]

What about uncensored information how good is it ?

[@rushi7312]

@@nerolowell2320 what do you mean by that??

[@SuperPandaGamingYT]

@@nerolowell2320 brave themselves claims they won't censor results. Although I haven't used it very much so I don't know how true that is.

[@zenmotosan]

@@SuperPandaGamingYT I used Brave recently to search out information on certain medications, Brave didn't offer the info that DDG did so I stuck with DDG.

[@tickledonions9483]

Brave browser is dumb. You can get better adblocking with Ublock Origin on any other browser.

[@SniperOwl]

I went the exact same way DDG ---> Bad Results ---> SP ---> VPN blockage ----> Qwant and the others ----> Bad Results ---> Brave Search ---> Best one i found so far

[@Jzombi301]

same but the reason i switched from StartPage was because i didnt like the usability of the interface

[@smudgybard8983]

I'm still currently using Quant. Honestly it gets the job done and the results are still pretty good.

[@nineteen8486]

I quit DD go after years due to their new privacy changes… I now use Brave

[@aleckbo]

How did they change?

[@kristinakilby6798]

i notice brave has changed also

[@MarioShotgun]

brave search sucks now :/

[@mightbetoad6786]

@@MarioShotgun what's wrong with brave? What are you supposed to use now?

[@MarioShotgun]

@@mightbetoad6786 it sends me to google images when I click on images

[@Bunuffin]

Currently using Brave, they updated lately adding some cool features. And it didn't censored news from certain countries

[@latengocomoburro]

Do they censor news that negative to democrats like Google does?

[@draggonhedd]

I miss when search engines were JUST search engines. Google used to be good. No tailored results, no nearest guesses, no "did you mean", no promoted results, no inline ads, If your search term was bad, you got no results. If it was good, you got less than one page of results and one of them was exactly what you were looking for. I wish we could have a very back to basics index style searcha with none of the BS, you know like google was in the 2000s. I'm gonna give Brave a shot and see if it holds up better than DDG for me.

[@rogerwprice]

I abandoned DDG for Brave - works for me! Good to have your support for this too!

[@murtadha96]

I actually had a similar experience and finally settled on Brave search

[@LearnThaiRapidMethod]

Thanks, very useful. I’m fed up with Google. It gives me results that are exactly what I don’t want to see (I even use the - to exclude stuff, and when I enter search terms in quotes, hardly any of the results have the search that I specifically requested). And Bing gives me relatively few results, missing out on results that I know are out there. I’m not too concerned about privacy, but when all the websites and pages that I visit shower me with ads for speakers (after I already bought a set) or ladders (after I already ordered and paid for one), then I think that’s taking intrusiveness that bit too far.

[@arkvsi8142]

DO YOU WANT TO BUY MORE?

[@idkt-t9214]

I'm also looking into getting more privacy because the standard is intrusive to say the least. I'm a single 19 year old dude, don't have kids. I spend time with my sister and her baby, I get diaper ads, talk to friends about relationships, get ads for dating sites for old people (don't ask me why, I haven't a clue), a good girl friend mentions her period, I get ads for feminine hygiene products, talk about going to a specific store, get ads for said store. I can't deal with this shit anymore, it's like someone's always watching over my shoulder, they have access to way too much of my life, and know way more than they should.

[@nunyabiznes33]

But wait, there's more! *shows more ads*

[@LOLWHATBRO]

The search engine gonna give you what you type in lmfao how does it give you what you don't want to see 🤣

[@belstar1128]

Google only wants to show me shopping sites its like one of those 2000s adware browsers.

[@kindnessasgreatasthesea1158]

My only criticism with this video is that in fact, System1 (ad company) has majority ownership of Startpage. System1's objective is in direct conflict with Startpage's objective and I have no idea how this could ever be reconciled in favor of the end user.

[@duplicake4054]

1. StartPage has excellent search results 2. It doesn't matter. If you read the privacy policy it's really good. It being owned by an AD company doesn't affect its privacy at all.

[@gidi1899]

@Techlore - First thanks for the video (like) Second, I want to encourage you to put out a list of criteria you feel browsers should adhere to. Here is some of my notes for future search sites: 1. The site cannot record your actions without permission (the search query event, query management event, go-to result X, ..) 2. The search results can be auto-filtered by any factor, and configurable by the user. 3. To the question of keeping a cache/index of the search, the site should offer the user to share his search under certain categories: "please make the search available to people seeking X", "tag the search with X", "I will probably search this again", ... 4. The site will keep a cookie with a list of your search queries, each contains a filter, and the cookie also holds a main filter (used before the specific query ones). The site will have a page for query management (and a page for query results, and a page for main filter management). 5. To the question of trusted sites and safe results - A list of verification sites is used to verify results by government,city,neighborhood,social groups,... in two ways, and the user can decide to which one to listen: 1. The public authority of governments and social groups 2. The public anonymous site clients which share their opinion on a search result 6. To the question of speed of exposure with regard to not yet verified articles - how to avoid group synchronization issues - Meaning some search results should be held back of a time period that will allow measuring trust - People are encouraged to share a specific notion on "news" type of results - tag it with categories that help assess the appropriate speed, like "missing sources of news" or "half the story news" or "too many exaggerations" or "depends on X" or "publish always with a link to the whole story"... 7. Since searching the internet usually involves corroborations between results, the site should hold a page with a list of corroboration sites, so each result can sent to such site to receive a list of links that corroborate the result. 8. Finally, since the search site is in fact serves also as product commercial suggestions, we cannot have the site in control of product markets - rather we wish to find out about offers in a concrete method that won't hide locally available goods. So, The trust evaluation sites must provide the category of search result which is a sold product, and something.

[@Hooorse]

I mostly try to use Ecosia, but if I don't like the results, it has a build in option to search for the same thing in a different engine quickly.

[@TheUnbotheredTexan]

Same

[@Hooorse]

@Subhash Nah. I think Ecosia is private enough for me and I mainly use them to support their thoughtful tree planting projects anyway.

[@petroyobka6305]

@@Hooorse I started using Ecosia lately after Bing. I don't see any difference in query quality.

[@Hooorse]

@@petroyobka6305 Thats because they use the Bing engine like e.g. DuckDuckGo.

[@STEVSGONE]

Yeah Google and duck duck go are even blocking old time radio shows and some lesser known internet stations so at this point find a place to land from the air if you have to.

[@sibeex]

I’ve been having the same dilemma and you’ve helped me with a major thing, so thank you. I use Startmail but not Startpage because I found out that I couldn’t access it via Tor. I had to use Tor because my ISP changed a whole load of stuff (I’m in Australia) and Little Snitch suddenly started exposing how bad at privacy Nord as a VPN is. So, I’m gonna need a new VPN but at the same time my poor health has reared its ugly head so it will have to be another time that I research that. Thanks as always for your insights.

[@ameritus9041]

Techlore has recommended mullvad in the past. Not sure if it is still their goto recommendation but I've been using it for a bit now and am happy with it.

[@sibeex]

@@ameritus9041 cheers, does mullvad do the Netflix swap stuff or nay? (Ps - sorry, I just morphed into an Orchestra😳)

[@ameritus9041]

@@sibeex not sure. I got rid of my Netflix a little while ago. Wasn't using it enough to justify the cost. You might try looking through old techlore videos on vpns. It might say in one of those.

[@marcthegodf186]

@@sibeex build your own VPN.

[@sibeex]

@@marcthegodf186 Not a good time. Firstly, my chronic pain is sending me back to hospital, methinks? Plus, I don’t know how?

[@RaziOrSomething]

I always end up putting Reddit at the end of 99% of my searches no matter what engines I use simply because I get the best results from Reddit, and it's gotten to the point where I might as well use Reddit as a search engine. Edit: I made Reddit into my secondary search engine.

[@CeeZeeZ]

Yeah dude I feel you there, and even when you Google shit, mostly reddit pages pop up💀

[@fdsphone6854]

what the heck are you searching for that reddit answers? tech related. it dropped off good answers for me around 5 or 6 years ago. just wondering

[@RaziOrSomething]

@fdsphone6854 A lot of very specific problems. Reddit is just really good with those kinds of searches because its "results" are the comments of REAL PEOPLE. I helps with Windows problems, emulator bugs, even fixes for older PC games.

[@user-ix8ku7pz1b]

Been using Ecosia for a long while now, was drawn in by their environmental efforts, but stayed for the surprisingly good privacy that fits my threat model

[@scrollop]

Looked into ecosia a year ago, however it wasn't recommended by privacy sites at that time. Maybe their privacy policy had changed

[@hypolyxa7207]

But doesn't the tree thing only work if you click their ads? I saw a couple of people mention it on forums, that it is how it works.

[@libertyworker5886]

@@hypolyxa7207 Ecosia is great from an environmental stance but when privacy and security are concerned it doesn't hold up to any standard search engines

[@grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT]

:)

[@edene.4870]

I wanted to use ecosia too for the same reasons. Except, it took me less than 10 searches for me to give up utterly annoyed. It wasn't even the search results not being good enough, it was the fact that, for some reason, the results page took way too long to load. I didn't even know that was possible, thought it was maybe just my device and browser or whatever, and tried a few different things to compare. But no, it was always an ecosia thing. A result page should not need more than a full minute to load.

[@themaximus144]

I honestly relate so much to the constant switching of search engines. I must have switched between searx, ddg, and startpage like a bajillion times now. But for now at least I seem to have finally settled on startpage. I'm not a huge vpn user so thats never really been a problem for me, and it just gives me the results i want without any hassle. Lack of hassle is probably more important to me than it should be, but so be it.

[@brycewray]

When I first tried Brave Search, it was still locked into the "only one page of results" mode. Looks like they've resolved that. Will give it a second look. (I really, really need good tech results, hence I'm glad there are also Google bangs.) Thanks as always for your videos.

[@BooleanDev]

Unfortunately google is still best for programming stuff, but I’ve found Brave to be better than ddg

[@broadcasttttable]

I've talked with several people who went to DDG because "it protected their privacy." How do you know for sure that's true? When your talking about surveillance entities, like the NSA, with billion dollar budgets, influence, and technology most of us (even most techies) aren't even aware of, how do we know privacy is even possible?

[@sv650nyc7]

The connection between your computer and DDG is encrypted with a 2048 bit key. Same security as with your bank account. The links you are clicking on the DDG search results page are not tracked by DDG as they do not modify the links and have no tracking cookies installed, unlike Google and other social media sites. That of course doesn't mean the NSA and your ISP cannot track which sites you are actually visiting.

[@broadcasttttable]

@@sv650nyc7 I guess I'm missing something. In your first paragraph it looks like you're saying DDG does offer a better level of security, but in the second it says even though DDG offers better protection, outfits like the NSA can still track you if that's what they decide to do. Correct assessment?

[@JediMasterPhilip]

An article came out recently about DDG and it's affiliation with Microsoft. They have an agreement with MS preventing them from blocking trackers for Microsoft companies. I just switched to Brave because of this.

[@broadcasttttable]

@@JediMasterPhilip Good to know. I'll look into it.

[@Riker-ER]

Know for sure that Feds can and do track whatever they want...

[@HiiJax]

I started using brave search a while a go and found it rough to make the switch from Google. Results were ok. I kept using it since then and it's improved so much that I rarely think about it. The only time I do is when I'm trying to find local results or locations, which it is good at and getting better, but google maps integration still beats its by a mile.

[@Unknown-sg9zi]

I have been using Brave Browser for (maybe 4-5 year) and it's fantastic! I love it! It has everything that I need and work way better than Chrome (in my opinion). And I like Brave Search even though it not as good as Google but it's great. I also noticed that Brave Search are getting better now, hopefully I don't have to keep switching to Google just to find a certain results. Thanks for the video.

[@techlore]

You're very welcome and glad to hear it's working for you! - S

[@MrRightNow]

Ever since Duck announced they would start censoring Russian info, that was a deal breaker for me. Not that i was too happy about their searches not even being very private to begin with 👎

[@Dkas88]

ok nazi

[@grandeau3802]

Everything you said is true. Except that it’s not censored but down-ranked. And it’s not Russian info but Russian propaganda and misinformation. And yes, there are objective criteria for identifying misinformation.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

@@grandeau3802 could you point me to the objective criteria so I can learn about it

[@grandeau3802]

@@LynyrdSkynyrd.4EverInformation contradicting obvious facts are called misinformation. DDG hasn’t censored but ranked down. There’s a war going on in Ukraine, not just a “special operation”. These are objective facts. But as a “let’s go Brandon” fanboy I assume you believe in “alternative facts” bullshit.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

@@grandeau3802 I don't think they should be down ranking anything. I want to see everything and make up my own mind accordingly. If that's what you mean by "alternative facts" then I plead guilty

[@stillbuyvhs]

Did not know Brave had their own index. Will have to try it.

[@amansetia8655]

i use startpage with vpn and luckily it has been working flawlessly, i didn't even know it blocked, loving it

[@brindlekintales]

Yeah, I use a VPN all the time, and Startpage still works fine for me.

[@unquiche]

That’s where I ended up, myself. Crazy that it’s this difficult to find actual quality.

[@Stakodron]

Oh and thank you for explaining how most privat search engines work because I always thought they have all theire own listing which I now know it's not the case which is really really sad.

[@shanehanson6013]

I hate all the search engines. If I go back about 20 years, it did not matter what I was searching for, I could find it. At that time whether diagnosing some seriously out-of-date server hardware or software, or figuring out a defunct programming language to fix a bug, or just tinkering with building my own logic circuits, I could generally find an answer. Now a days it can be weeks or months of looking. I regularly find myself 20 or 30 pages into a search result sets, and Brave is useless as it only goes a handful of pages and, I guess, just gives up. I guess if I am looking for the syntax of a function, for a popular programming languages (Python, Java, etc.) the result get me there, for old or less common languages good luck. For common stuff in Linux, I seem to get moderate success, even though on occasion you need to dig a few pages into the result, but for most things I do with Linux the answers are hard to come by. I find that if I'm not using the exact tile of an article (with the answer I need) I'll never find the answer. Search engines seem to be for finding "popular" results (for silly useless questions) not for finding real answers for complex problems. If you want to actually learn something useful you're going to get very frustrated with all the search engines. The search engines need to first grasp context of the search, and then use the terms (maybe with a hierarchy of relevance) to narrow down and sort by relevance the results. You mentioned Stack Exchange, that's equally useless. Across 20 or so different Stack Exchange sites I am probably pushing over 100 question that haven't got an answer. Well some have, because months or years later I went back and answered my question, that is till I just gave up on them completely. I think I may have to resort to using libraries (those places with tons of books) again. Going to have to brush up on how to use a card catalog and the dewey decimal system.

[@joe_limon]

I switched from ddg to brave search several months ago when it was revealed the company was hiring based on race and genitalia rather than merit. Haven't regretted my decision. I expect in the next year or two info will come out that ddg was handing records over to various three letter agencies.

[@rejvaik00]

Wait DDG said that? God damnit 🤦

[@joe_limon]

@@rejvaik00 yeah, a programmer applied, got rejected no interview. Resubmitted with fake diversity credentials and landed the interview.

[@rejvaik00]

@@joe_limon ugh... forced inclusivity never helps in the long term If only these folks would understand that 🤦

[@justanotherpxrson]

Not gonna lie, once this new stuff started happening with duck duck go, i just hopped over to startpage. I haven't had problems yet because I am not currently using a vpn on my desktop pc.

[@Sci-Fi_Fan296]

DDG has been my default for a while now and I had a similar experience with start page and my VPN service. Been disappointed with the DDG search results for a while now in addition to their political announcements. The search continues and I've been curious about brave. Will check it out. Cheers

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Being in my 60s..... life was much easier, more personal and less bs since the internet came along ‼️ And everyone knew their neighbors -& had time to visit people ‼️

[@finnk1289]

TLDR: Henry switched because of the results and user experience, not necessarily politics. Personally I use both Brave+DDG and am happy with the results.

[@coolnegative]

So...... way back in the day, I use to love Dogpile. I really haven't even thought about for probably a good decade......just curious if anyone currently uses it and what you think of it.

[@vernonpeterson3323]

Yes, I've used it for years. It is probably Google base ed but does a good job of separating ad based results from web based. I remember the Alt Vista days when searching was not sponsor driven and results came from a broad mix of random sites.

[@coolnegative]

@@vernonpeterson3323 thanx!

[@timschafer2536]

I would love to see some alternatives to KZbin I know of pipes and a few front ends but nothing comes close.

[@techlore]

We covered a few here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTNZIJspqejr7c

[@oldaccount7463]

Rip vanced :(

[@shawcobra]

@@oldaccount7463 What happened to vanced?

[@oldaccount7463]

@@shawcobra Google sent them a cease and desist letter. Mental Outlaw covered it if you want more details.

[@ameritus9041]

I tried using newpipe and it just straight up stopped working for me a couple weeks ago. Won't play any videos at all.

[@anobody4606]

The shoutout to Ecosia made me laugh. That's my default engine, since I think it looks nice and I want to support what they're doing... even just a little bit.

[@ryanu3708]

In my experience with Brave it returns the exact results as Google, omitting what you would expect to be omitted. It’s like the entire web is censored these days.

[@MrGamelover23]

The point of a search engine is to curate relevant results. Misinformation is not a relevant result. They are literally doing what you ask them to do.

[@Komatik_]

From what I've heard the engine+index they acquired, Tailcat, was built to offer as Google-like results as possible.

[@DeathProfessor]

@@MrGamelover23 And they get to be the gods of deciding what is or isn't true? Even when they're wrong? Even when it's subjective? Even when it's up in the air and nobody knows? You love censorship, you hate freedom of choice because it frightens you, but totalitarian control from big tech overlords doesn't. "People" like you deserve far worse than you get, but you want to drag the rest of the world down with you. People who don't deserve it. Absolute parasite.

[@MrGamelover23]

@@DeathProfessor if I'm not looking for propaganda, then a search engine giving me propaganda is giving me irrelevant results. You can call it censorship all you want, but every search engine has to decide what is or isn't relevant whether you like it or not. And Free speech only involves the government. That's literally what you're protected right to free speech is talking about, nothing more and nothing less. Sure, you can change the meaning to whatever you want, but a lot of people who do that also claim to care about what the Constitution says, meaning that they're inconsistent. Since you haven't brought up the constitution, I don't think you're being disingenuous, but your right to free speech says nothing about being censored by anyone but the government.

[@latengocomoburro]

@@MrGamelover23 There is no such thing as misinformation. Misinformation was a term invented by democrats to censor the other side.

[@edene.4870]

Thank you! This is very useful! (Can I ask which VPN you use? Because I think I'm blind, since I can't find the VPN comparison video I'm pretty sure you must have somewhere on your channel. 🤦)

[@techlore]

Pick what works best for you: techlore.tech/vpn

[@basicallybangbang]

Is there any browsers, search provider, or plug-ins that generates a random client fingerprint spoof to obfuscate the user's actual device/browser's fingerprint when visiting a website or using a search engine?

[@kingmasterlord]

i notice there's still no answer to this question, allow me to reiterate it.

[@TheRealGSmith]

So, after watching this video I decided to try Startpage, since you say it's Google but more private. So far I can say that I'm not too fond of the image search view. I search for images quite a lot and I particularly find Google's "similar images" option very helpful. I'm also not a fan of having to click on a "Next page" button every couple of results. Is there any way to make the Startpage image search look more like Google's?

[@brineeggliang5460]

I'm afraid not, there's no infinite scroll option, and it doesn't have similar images or the search filter options (though things you put in the search box, like quoted queries and exclusions will work the same). You are trading off some features for private google results when using it

[@Jzombi301]

a good meta-reverse-image search engine to use if you’re trying to get away from Google is Tineye

[@brineeggliang5460]

@@Jzombi301 Yeah that and yandex *usually* work better than google in terms of reverse image search

[@skaruts]

In my experience, Yandex tops Google on image searches. And on reverse image search, as well. Sometimes I still look in both, as they can complement each other.

[@cmdrbozo]

@@skaruts Agree, for reverse image search Yandex beats Google and Bing by a mile!

[@Austin1990]

DDG has poorer results than Google, but I primarily use it because it does not censor and propagandize search results like Google does.

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

2:00 This is EXACTLY why I am not regularly using StartPage anymore.

[@reecelastname1956]

I atually started using DDG only because it used to allow me to specify exactly what I wanted to search for, the way Google used to. Quotes worked, exclusions worked, etc. For some reason they changed it, so I can now only search for what they think I should be searching for instead, similar to Google. I used to get amazing results in DDG, especially when searching for specific and esoteric things. Now I get worse results than Google.

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

I use a combination of SearX and Brave -- works well enough.

[@redpanda351]

Same, i have been using brave for 2 months now

[@javaij]

I've settled on start page a year ago, making it my homepage in Firefox, though I've tricked their search results to give me what I want via using DNS over TLS with stubby, so even with a VPN or vanilla searches nothings blocked.

[@eded9157]

DDG has been weird lately. Nice to know of a good alternative.

[@defennia]

I do hate Brave image searches, and that is the one thing I want them to improve both the experience when searching for images and the image in general

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

They just released their own completely independent image search a few weeks back. Still a bit rough around the edges, but maybe worth looking at.

[@jbkibs]

The most private search engine is a bookstore. ;)

[@robqwert2696]

🤓

[@sean_r]

yea let me quickly pull up github with a fucking book store

[@jbkibs]

@@sean_r use your brain instead of github?

[@okay4634]

There’s also Presearch.

[@ltsiver]

Plus ddg has stated they're going to politically interfere with search results.

[@LeoPlaw]

Thanks for the tip! Duck Duck Go is frustrating, Start Page (which was my default) is frustrating because it's source, Google, heavily censors it results. So I'll give Brave a spin.

[@Slugbunny]

I moved over to Brave as well. Have to complete a captcha for access once every session, but that's a small hiccup. The results are smart and nicely laid out. I'll put Startpage on the work browser. 👍🏻 Only Google's index is expansive enough for my work.

[@Slugbunny]

PS Previously DDG for years, I think.

[@kenos8216]

searx is convienent too, most defaults on instances are great to use out of the box

[@darkwolf42_nite34]

Can you make a video about Microsoft edge vs brave vs DuckDuckGo vs Firefox focus which one is better ??

[@techlore]

We have a top 5 best browsers from 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q8XnmujrGqbrs And a Brave vs Firefox from October 2021: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5yteHlpqN6Er5Y

[@blackpirate8748]

I dont get it why you need to customise searx, default ones are generally good

[@duckmeat4674]

Northboot has been my favorite

[@drishalballaney]

Whoogle is also nice

[@skug978]

Yeah. There are some limitations but I normally don't need to do anything special with it. (And I don't have a hissy fit if SearX fails to deliver - I just switch to a different search engine.) Statistically, I find 90% of searches I perform without having to jump to a different search engine.

[@ccdogpark]

What do you use to search for youtube videos on either a Windows 10 computer or on a Roku TV ?

[@robertpaulson8790]

If you don't like the crypto part of brave- don't use it. Whats the BFD? It's gotta be the best browser there is, it comes out of the box in a form that Firefox or whatever can only dream of.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

It's still a massive scam

[@spacetrucker918]

Qwant have better results then ddg or startpage.

[@finbii]

Im absolutely devestated that brave now just redirects to google for images.

[@InvetorXD]

Ecosia. I'm not very sure about the privact promise of any search engine. So maybe use one that actually does something? (like, plant trees?)

[@jbuchana]

I've been using Ecosia for years. The results are good, if I don't like the results on a particular search, I shift to another search engine for that search. That doesn't happen oftten. I don't know about their privacy policies, that's something that doesn't concern me. If it concerns others, I don't mind, everyone should do their own thing.

[@sherieblack9561]

We can all plant trees without relying on companies. Go to The Arbor Foundation for FREE trees or events to plant more trees. If you're not already, we all can get involved.

[@irfoss8767]

I didn't know Brave had bangs too! Thanks man.

[@mrfoodarama]

Thanks for the hard work ! Always appreciate the information

[@rcclitherow6707]

I switched to Brave browser and search engine about two months ago and love it.

[@Volfas]

One thing I don't like on brave search is if I search a movie it doesn't tell me where to watch it unlike google and duck duck go

[@bob-ny6kn]

Thanks for your paid endorsements.

[@louaguado995]

Isn't the browser more important that the search engine? Especially for privacy.

[@kevinfisher1345]

Yes and NO. Yes it is technically the most important. However the search engine you use is also important. The browser controls all the content and how it is displayed from the internet. Yet search engines also can have tracking info, so that matters as well. For instance you can use a much more private browser like Brave, Pale Moon, or etc. But using Google search engine in those browsers and Google will still know (and keep track of) everything you searched for. Google is not very private at all (I learned this the hard way a decade ago).

[@Flrere]

this aged well

[@tariql1375]

I cant tell if this is sarcasm?

[@furdiburd]

​@@tariql1375 I can't too...

[@zissler1]

I can, but I ain’t telling.

[@stephentuton566]

@@zissler1pretty please🥺

[@unamed-vw7pb]

But may I ask, why not use FireFox?

[@KathouQC]

When I switch from google chrome to Brave, it's was a big upgrade for me :)

[@nunyabiznes33]

I've never updated my Brave browser. So they got their own search engine now? Also what about when using Tor, what search to use?

[@MeOw-id3gp]

Brave search is so bad it hurts my brain

[@octane8k]

What do you think of the Qwant search engine? I use Startpage but now I'm suspicious after watching your video. A pity because Startpage is the one I like the most even over Brave Search. Thanks in advance.

[@DarkGhostHacker]

Is it possible to actually search within a specific geolocation using This on android phone? When I use Google literally nothing I do changes the search results. I have changed practically all search settings related to location including the region and even country and get same results. I type keywords of different states, cities and even countries than where I actually live and it still gives me same results. Same results regardless of whether I'm signed in or not. Have tried using information from Google's own resources and other websites but google refuses to show results in other locations. The same thing happens with other search engines. Literally get the same search results regardless of which settings and region you choose. Is there literally no way to choose which area you want to pick when searching for products and services? This is very annoying.

[@firecracker3911]

I am going to try Brave

[@unconsatean6436]

Disable the script blocking options on brave and STARTPAGE will work...

[@thegent2716]

I stopped using DDG, I use startpage and presearch interchangeably

[@moonlitcharacter2647]

Honestly uninterested in brave search. It seems like they also censor and filter out a lot of search terms. Duckduck go so far has been the only engine I"ve found that hasn't done that to an extensive degree.

[@nowbusiness7987]

Brave was good, now is working with BING AND GOOGLE

[@DpKris]

Please can you to make video to how to set up Searx for beginners?

[@gsgrzegorz98]

I still really like ddg. I don't find the results inappropriate (i'm polish) and I love the option to switch the search region by just 2 clicks. I've never even heard about brave having their own search engine. I guess I'll have to read their policies again.

[@Flownthecoup23]

DuckDuckGo is now completely bias.

[@wewillrise3663]

Is controlled by a person of a certain religion that loves lies, censor, control and power....so....

[@hischransen8069]

​@@wewillrise3663So are most of the big vpns...

[@darkwolf42_nite34]

I’m useing brave browser an ddg but I’m not sure about Microsoft edge I like ddg an brave

[@smacpost3]

Booger is a good one, but sometimes you have to dig deep to get what you're looking for.

[@sdrunner92111]

Does Chrome on iPad block Brave as an optional default search engine? I don’t see an Add option to add a new search engine option.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Duckduckgo results are so bad compared to google when you’re trying to find something tough to find

[@litdav]

this is why, with my business i changed back to google after a few weeks of using ddg

[@D00000T]

ddg sometimes can’t even do math for you sometimes. You type in something like 64/8 and it gives you a website as the first result. You got to research it again to get its calculator functionality

[@shawcobra]

DDG Image search is very bad as well.

[@kr6to]

Startpage?

[@D00000T]

@Fashinqu A. you don't but its one of those things where every search engine does it well without issue even if no one uses it and yet ddg somehow has problems.

[@momofmanda]

I've had Duck Duck Go as my default for at least a year. As time goes by, I feel like I'm not getting a well-rounded group of results. Every result is the same, like Lemmings. It seems as if 90% of possible results are blocked from my search. Forget about research, just believe this or that and move along.

[@lejoshmont2093]

The first time I used brave search it wouldn't work with Tor not even the Onion was happy. A little while later and I have been having no issues. Every now and then it will get on my nerves. I kind of got use to ddg so it's results never really bothered me although maybe it was because of the stack overflow integration.

[@georgenicolas2297]

DuckD is awefull at results for searching. It is hiding such big amount of normal informations . I was shocked in what deep troubles you can get using this incomplete , incompetent browser.

[@aesculetum]

"simplicity in my privacy journey" nuff said

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Just out of curiosity, are there any search engines LESS private then Google or Bing (well ok russian and mainland chinese ones of course)🤔

[@sorrysirmygunisoneba]

Brave has now went to using Bing search results and algorithm. It’s no longer different to the main stream.

[@antux5183]

Metager= Open source and privacy focused.

[@williampennjr.4448]

Is there any browser I can get without having to go through Google's playstore, and use on microsoft operating system?

[@PGcrazy6]

Im getting more confused as time goes by, I getting older lol. I thought browsers did the searching ??? But i see my android Tor Browser using DuckDuckGo to assist. I downloaded Tor from google , does this mean google can still track everthing I search through android Tor Browser ??? Also I got myself a laptop while back & searched to download Tor , it came showing up with all asian print info - it look like TOR words all in possibly Chinese or Japanese. This freaked me out and i didnt download it to my laptop. I have my location blocked on laptop but evething i do seems to know the country or province in live in. My worry is if the Tor broswer is a fake because it not in english like all other apps on my laptop ???

[@techlore]

My first question is if you have a VPN set on your laptop and if you do, do you have it set in a different country?

[@PGcrazy6]

@@techlore No vpn, my windows 11 location turned to off.

[@gumott]

I was a DDG user, but their green pledge being just buying carbon offsets completely drove me off it. Now, while it doesn’t have the best results i like my trees ;)