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Pretty sure that’s because google got hit with a lawsuit about hot linking. DDG will suffer the same fate once they get big (and rich) enough.

minikites 7y ago
I can't say for sure but I bet that's a problem they would love to have.
robotnikman 7y ago
Yep, Getty Images sued them and Google had to remove the view images button, making the process of viewing the source image more difficult and convoluted. I've now resorted to using DDG anytime I need to do an image search, and have been using it more and more myself when searching for anything related to IT or programming.
- SeekingMeaning 7y ago
  For those interested there’s an open-source Chrome extension that brings back the View Image button: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhcelnjdmblfmjabdeclccemkghjk?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhce... https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage
  - gman83 7y ago
    Awesome, thanks!
- dublinben 7y ago
  Yandex Image search is also very good, with none of the annoying limitations that Google has introduced. There also seems to be less Pinterest spam as well. https://yandex.com/images/ https://yandex.com/images/
  - dredmorbius 7y ago
    Pinterest spam in DDG is a major annoyance, thou directly viewable images compensates somewhat.
    - vorpalhex 7y ago
      I wish I could permanently remove pinterest from my version of the internet - it's literally spam at this point that never contains the content I'm looking for and adds no value while polluting search results.
      - galangalalgol 7y ago
        ddg has -site:pinterest.com but i dont know ho to automatically append that to every search, which is what i want.
        dredmorbius 7y ago
        I could at least plug that (and a few others) into my default CLI search as part of the query string. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22506360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22506360
- AJ007 7y ago
  You can also set your user agent to googlebot and get the old google images back. Also the search results don’t look as bad.

minikites 7y ago

I can't say for sure but I bet that's a problem they would love to have.

robotnikman 7y ago

Yep, Getty Images sued them and Google had to remove the view images button, making the process of viewing the source image more difficult and convoluted. I've now resorted to using DDG anytime I need to do an image search, and have been using it more and more myself when searching for anything related to IT or programming.

SeekingMeaning 7y ago
For those interested there’s an open-source Chrome extension that brings back the View Image button: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhcelnjdmblfmjabdeclccemkghjk?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhce... https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage
- gman83 7y ago
  Awesome, thanks!
dublinben 7y ago
Yandex Image search is also very good, with none of the annoying limitations that Google has introduced. There also seems to be less Pinterest spam as well. https://yandex.com/images/ https://yandex.com/images/
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  Pinterest spam in DDG is a major annoyance, thou directly viewable images compensates somewhat.
  - vorpalhex 7y ago
    I wish I could permanently remove pinterest from my version of the internet - it's literally spam at this point that never contains the content I'm looking for and adds no value while polluting search results.
    - galangalalgol 7y ago
      ddg has -site:pinterest.com but i dont know ho to automatically append that to every search, which is what i want.
      - dredmorbius 7y ago
        I could at least plug that (and a few others) into my default CLI search as part of the query string. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22506360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22506360
AJ007 7y ago
You can also set your user agent to googlebot and get the old google images back. Also the search results don’t look as bad.