Anyone looking to de-google themself, I think I found an instance of searx that works reliably https://searx.info/ (technology)

submitted ago by everyonesgaybutme

there's also a list of instances of searx here https://searx.space/ if you're finding that that one doesn't work any longer.

I've been using searx for a while and it has failed quite a bit, and I fall back to bing. but this new instance has been working much better.

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RiverWind ago

YaCy

YaCy is Free Software and a better solution than Searx.

https://yacy.net/

Searx provides useful functionality and results, however it has a major flaw: it takes its results from controlled media search engines. That means what they censor remains censored even on searx. Fortunately, YaCy can help us build and share our own search engine. It is fun to do, if you like tech. I encourage you to try it, and to contribute your work on web crawling (easy to do!) to the YaCy network.

Also, use your leadership to steer people to YaCy too.

Pro Tip: Search is an important technology. You don't need extra or special hardware for YaCy, but a hard drive is not too expensive these days, so if you can, and you like YaCy, dedicate a drive to it.

everyonesgaybutme ago

every fucking faggot always has the next best thing. and honestly, without even asking you, i know you didn't fucking test the software you're recommending. idk wtf happened about 7 years ago, but every fucking faggot i meet now that uses and computer and downloaded a program once instantly knows the best version of whatever it is they're talking about.

this one faggot i know constantly recommended unfinished, untested and/or nonfunctional software and I wasted so much fucking time following his recommendations. I have never seen someone talk like that in my entire life.

Searx provides useful functionality and results, however it has a major flaw:

I noticed this in the instance I recommended in the op (that it was showing the names of other search engines by the results). I thought searx was specifically NOT that. it was decentralized and so it bypassed censorship, but if it's using the other search engines, then yeah, it's not going to work. wtf?

RiverWind ago

YaCy works well already and it keeps improving. Unlike Searx, it serves uncensored results, ones which come from web crawls you and other participants start. (It is easy to start one.) Big Data companies like Google are in league with each other and all censoring what results you see. Searx just provides you what they permit.

Try YaCy yourself. You can probably tell it is the right thing to do. Then show your friends how.