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Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools.
    • MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Duckduckgo is bing. They route their searches there afaik. It’s just a privacy layer, like startpage is a privacy layer on Google.

      • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Duckduckgo also has bangs, which I consider an essential feature.

        Although I use SearXNG instead, since their equivalent is a lot more customisable (although less bangs out of the box).

        • soupuos@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          2 years ago

          FWIW you can kinda replicate bangs using Firefox using bookmark “keywords” (I think that’s what they’re called). They basically allow you to create a bang for any site using any trigger characters.

          • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Yeah, I use those constantly. For web searching, Wikipedia, work ticket lookups, etc.

        • MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Yep. I was using ddg but just spun up 2 sear instances for myself. (One on vpn one off)

          What are your favorite searxng customizations / bangs?