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Something happened the past few years where DDG image search feels like a functionally better product than google image search. I think it's a combination of a
by ty___ler 5y ago
Something happened the past few years where DDG image search feels like a functionally better product than google image search. I think it's a combination of a simpler frontend, and maybe a simpler "keyword-based" search algorithm (vs google which feels more ML-leaning). Note: I can't prove this claim at all – just a general feeling I have as someone who uses image search a lot.
- bamboozled 5y agoI always reach for it too for some reason
- idlemind 5y agoAlso you can mostly still click straight though to the image file itself, a feature which I believe Google removed at the request of site owners.
- gundmc 5y agoI think it was a lawsuit settlement from Getty Images.
- buscoquadnary 5y agoI've noticed whenever I use Google image search it seems like 90% of the results are Pinterest which I have 0 desire to visit whereas I hardly ever see Pinterest on ddg.
- gs17 5y agoAlthough DDG doesn't really compete in this niche yet, Google's reverse image search has gotten especially awful recently. Yandex does surprisingly well at it.
- dredmorbius 5y agoGoogle hasd to change image search due to a lawsuit by Getty Images preventing direct linking to the image itself. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/internet-rages-after-google-removes-view-image-button-bowing-to-getty/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/internet-rages-after...
- benrapscallion 5y agoAnd the top row(s) in Google images are all for-sale product images masquerading as result.