without stupid adblockblock https://archive.is/whZuI
also i wouldn’t install their extension just for that, you can edit your default search engine to anu address you want in the settings
browser extensions are a huge privacy risk and i wouldn’t trust ddg with my data because of their Microsoft deal, not to block their trackers (they reverted that part after the backlash) in the ddg browser and to only show msn under their news tab in regular ddg
would be great if it could also not show links to ai generated content websites
Combo it with Ublock Origin and use their AI site blocklist.
The fact that this is even necessary just makes me sad.
DuckDuckGo actually tries to downrank them. It’s just that there’s no way ts tell for sure, especially for computers.
My only gripe is its not default. I use many different devices and to set it on each one is annoying.
Agreed, let me opt in, dont force me to opt out, especially on something that costs them money. Like what?
I find that “no AI” DDG still has way more AI-generated images than default Google, sadly. And there’s no
before:operator as an alternative to filter them out, either.I still go to Google for image search unfortunately.
for even more easier easy lazy access: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
Qwant and Kagi are also pretty solid search engines if people are looking for more alternatives.
Why have an extension for this?
On Firefox (desktop and mobile) you can easily add it as your default search engine. It can be done in Vivaldi too (not sure if its a chrome default or Vivaldi addition).
They could just have a 1 paragraph guide telling you how to do it.
yeah that’s what I’m saying
…yes, I definitely read your entire post and repeated exactly what you said for fun.
Well shit
https://duckduckgo.com/settings#aifeatures
Have fun!
Note: These settings are stored in your cookies and if you clear those, the settings will reset. That’s why we have https://noai.duckduckgo.com/.
I have found duck to be slow in general lately for some reason, has anyone tried waterfox search for private serach?
Yeah same here. The results are still good though
Edit: and no I haven’t tried that
Searxng, a metasearch engine, and better, self hosted in a container. Easy, searches a stupid amount of engines, 100% private.
I’ve noticed that ddg is now way slower than a couple of weeks ago…
Brave Search is really good too and you can also turn off the AI search aspect.
