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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I’ve used Google since 2004. I stopped using it this year because as the parent comment points out, it’s all marketing and AI. I like Qwant but it’s not perfect but it functions like a previous version of Google.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have tried a few replacements for Google but I've yet to find anything remotely as effective for searches about things close to me. Like if I'm looking for a restaurant near me, kagi, startpage, and DDG are not good. Is qwant good for a use case like that? Haven't heard about it before.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

I’ve had some success but it goes off of your ISPs server location so for me it’s not very useful.

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

I have not enjoyed Qwant - tried it as my default but I'm back to DDG. I just want a functional Google again (boolean operators please...)