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Google’s dominance on search is declining – for the first time ever! (tuta.com)
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[–] [email protected] 74 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Yeah but don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Among other things, they just recently announced that they're starting to build an alternative index with Qwant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

You're right but it's still important to point out in this case since an American index would be subject to any American censorship law. It's better to use Ecosia than Google for sure but we still gotta be aware of the type of bias we're working with.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I'm using Qwant, used Ecosia before. Really OK for most stuff. I still revert to googling occasionally - mainly for local businesses on maps and sometimes shopping results. But I agree, don't let perfect be the enemy of good, well said.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Google maps is still the best for looking up local businesses and reviews. I wish people would go back to using a modern version of yellow pages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

In Ecosia's settings you can set it to primarily use Google results instead of Bing. Makes it a lot more enjoyable to use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

Definitely true. I'll have to try it out. Is Ecosia better than DuckDuckGo or Kagi?