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@chanteoma@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 4 months ago

Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search

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Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search

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@chanteoma@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 4 months ago
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Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
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Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools.
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  • @zeca@lemmy.eco.br
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    i would guess that people that deactivate js are fine not using google for search

    • @Wolfie@lemm.ee
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      5•4 months ago

      True. I am one of those. I just use duckduckgo or swisscows or brave search.

  • @dan1101@lemm.ee
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    This coincides with Google search getting worse and now including the AI slop.

    What’s the best alternative to Google these days?

    • merde alors
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      https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/

      https://www.techlore.tech/resources#search-engines

    • @Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      searx.space

  • @theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
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    https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=%s

  • @krnl386@lemmy.ca
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    Soon they’re gonna start using Widevine DRM to encrypt the Javascript required to access the search results. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • foremanguy
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    Why it is important to use alternative metadata fetcher like searxng

  • @Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    10•4 months ago

    Someone here use still Google for searching? 😳

  • Tender
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    10•4 months ago

    Motherf***ers

  • FarraigePlaisteach
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    This used to be a great feature for vintage computers. If the machine had internet, you could search with HTTP site instead of HTTPS.

    The alternatives listed here might not require JS, but most if not all of them require SSL. Vintage computers struggle to support that. Anyway, Google is best avoided when possible so hopefully an alternative surfaces .

  • zerozaku
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    2•4 months ago

    What does this mean?

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