I am kinda fed up off trying all these privacy focused search engines which provide lesser quality service. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  1. Duckduckgo: bad results when you search something that piracy related
  2. Searx: I’m not geeky enough to host mine own searx so I just jump from one instance to another and the uptimes have been bad.
  3. Startpage: Idk why it’s down most of the time
  4. Ecosia: Not very private, but I just tried it for the sake of it. It’s bad when it comes to the results.

Honestly I feel Brave search is the best when it comes to results. But the sketchy practices kept me away from it. Kagi is paid so I haven’t tried it.

What have you been using?

  • J3N5T4R
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    6 days ago

    I get my connection blocked a lot by that search engine saying to many requests despite using it very little.

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      6 days ago

      Are you sharing your IP address with other people? CGNAT or university network or something?

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        5 days ago

        Usb tethering to one pc. They block Mr saying I make hundreds of searches yet it’s my first of the morning. I gave up an moved to noai duck.

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        5 days ago

        My internet connection is unfortunately just 5G mobile. Could be the problem.