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Been using DuckDuckGo for about 2 years. Amazed at their progress. Still local searches in Swedish are subpar sometimes. But I like the fact that they don't s
by mikaeluman 5y ago
Been using DuckDuckGo for about 2 years. Amazed at their progress.
Still local searches in Swedish are subpar sometimes.
But I like the fact that they don't seem to be mangling results and manipulating them based on politics.
Google search is pretty useless as it stands now. If I want to find controversial material - for whatever reason, let's say even debunking it - there's a chance google hides it. The recent scandal with Robert Malone and the search term "mass formation psychosis" is really bizarre.
Thank you DDG.
- bitshiftfaced 5y ago> If I want to find controversial material - for whatever reason, let's say even debunking it - there's a chance google hides it. I find myself searching for information sometimes and then realize "oh, Google might see this as political in some way." That's my primary reason to use DuckDuckGo.
- not2b 5y agoIt is more that any search engine that uses your history to skew future results can send you down a rabbit hole for anything related to some conspiracy theory. It wants to send you results that you like, which means it will promote confirmation bias. People using Google to "do your own research" will find all the things that agree with their preconceptions. This isn't because the algorithm has a political slant, it is a consequence of how it works. Sometimes this thing helps the user: if my search includes the word "unionized", did my previous searches indicate an interest in chemistry or labor activism?
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- seoulbran 5y agoI just heard his Rogan podcast, ran the same query, got nothing. I knew something was up... time to start using an alternative.