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Which search engine should I use? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have used SearXNG for a while, but I switched to LibreX after the search engine started glitching. Recently, though, LibreX has stopped returning any results. I am currently on Mojeek, but the results aren't that great.

I have also tried Qwant, but I wasn't too keen on it. Startpage will be impractical, as I use a VPN and this engine often blocks me because of it. I don't want to use Brave Search for a number of reasons. MetaGer has too many important features behind its paywall. I'm not sure about DuckDuckGo, but I could use it if there was no other option.

Any suggestions, or am I being too picky?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Startpage, it’s based within the EU and a proxy for Google results!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vpn block...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It was mentioned in OP’s post: Startpage tends to block those coming in from VPNs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why wpuld they do that? Unless they want to track you...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Because VPN IP addresses are commonly associated with malicious activity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re right, I’ve totally read over it. Sorry :) Can’t imagine a VPN is blocking it as I use it all the time, with and without a VPN. Maybe it’s your VPN provider?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I also use StartPage (always with a VPN) and have <1% of my searches blocked. I'm sure there is some logic as to why the occasional search doesn't get through, but I haven't been able to work it out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same. Changing servers or even just the query tends to work, but most of the times there's an option to fill a short "VPN form", solve a captcha, and it works again. So this tells me they're mostly interested in blocking automated traffic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm using nord and ive not faced that issue yet

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Google results

which these days are very very bad! especially if you search something tech/programming related.