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Yes, my first thought upon reading the post was "doesn't Google already offer this?" Didn't realise they'd killed it. I use DuckDuckGo as my main search engine

Yes, my first thought upon reading the post was "doesn't Google already offer this?" Didn't realise they'd killed it. I use DuckDuckGo as my main search engine these days and I'm actually reasonably happy with it. The results used to be laughably bad but they've really improved lately. Sadly, the one thing where DDG is usually crap is for anything code-related, especially if I'm searching for something very specific like an error message or an obscure library. That's when I have to jump back to Google (well, actually Startpage.)

_0ffh 6y ago
Regarding DDG, I have noticed that recently it has started to suggest a ton of porn, even for totally unrelated searches. As an experiment I just typed in the first thing that came to my mind: "thorn in cat's paw". One of the results is "Cat porn videos", on the very first page! And this is far from the worst case I've encountered...
- clarry 6y ago
  Did you turn off safe search? I don't get porn with these search terms. Unless I turn off the porn filter.
  - _0ffh 6y ago
    As I do not know, what DDG subsumes under "objectionable material" (apart from it being "mostly adult"), yes. It was never a problem until recently, some sites seem to have stepped up their SEO game.
- runxel 6y ago
  DDG just recommends the british TV series 'Thorne' after I disable the safe search ...?
- pmachinery 6y ago
  Glad this has been brought up. I noticed it a while ago and wanted to post it here every time someone falsely repeats how great DDG is, but couldn't recall any of the searches. With safe search moderate, which is default in private windows, I don't think I should be getting hardcore porn results even if I'm searching for hardcore porn terms. Aside from that, 99% (or maybe all) of my searches are "not many sites contain what you want to see, so here's a ton of other shit to wade through", necessitating another tedious, furious click to get what I asked for. Not many results contain covid? Okay. The only reason to DDG is to add !g or !s or even !b to every search.
skoskie 6y ago
DDG lacks dates in search results or I would drop google completely.
- epanchin 6y ago
  Google dates are such nonsense. Article dated yesterday, actual article written 3 years ago.

_0ffh 6y ago

Regarding DDG, I have noticed that recently it has started to suggest a ton of porn, even for totally unrelated searches. As an experiment I just typed in the first thing that came to my mind: "thorn in cat's paw". One of the results is "Cat porn videos", on the very first page! And this is far from the worst case I've encountered...

clarry 6y ago
Did you turn off safe search? I don't get porn with these search terms. Unless I turn off the porn filter.
- _0ffh 6y ago
  As I do not know, what DDG subsumes under "objectionable material" (apart from it being "mostly adult"), yes. It was never a problem until recently, some sites seem to have stepped up their SEO game.
runxel 6y ago
DDG just recommends the british TV series 'Thorne' after I disable the safe search ...?
pmachinery 6y ago
Glad this has been brought up. I noticed it a while ago and wanted to post it here every time someone falsely repeats how great DDG is, but couldn't recall any of the searches. With safe search moderate, which is default in private windows, I don't think I should be getting hardcore porn results even if I'm searching for hardcore porn terms. Aside from that, 99% (or maybe all) of my searches are "not many sites contain what you want to see, so here's a ton of other shit to wade through", necessitating another tedious, furious click to get what I asked for. Not many results contain covid? Okay. The only reason to DDG is to add !g or !s or even !b to every search.

skoskie 6y ago

DDG lacks dates in search results or I would drop google completely.

epanchin 6y ago
Google dates are such nonsense. Article dated yesterday, actual article written 3 years ago.