Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse.

google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
      2·
      2 days ago

      Private browsing We protect your data and privacy so you can surf safely

      This true?

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        1·
        20 hours ago

        Apparently it’s not. I had to search a bit on the website so unless you just want to plant trees, which is laudable, don’t bother.

    • JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      Yeah I think I’m headed in this direction. I’ve also been thinking about one of them self-hostable search engines a lot