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What search engine should I use instead of Google? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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On Google if I search "Mens Boots" I immediately see lots of results from shops in Amsterdam and near me selling boots.

When I use DuckDuckGo the results are useless unless I add "Amsterdam" and then it only shows me Amsterdam results, instead of Google which would also show me shops from Germany etc. That has quick delivery times etc.

What are my options? (Non-American would be great)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Qwant has been decent for me. Try it out and see how it goes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks, this seems to be the best I've been able to find so far

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I find it more varied and there’s less ads. Ads are still there though, but they’ve been relevant to what I’m searching for so far.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't have an issue with some adds, especially if they're relevant to me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They’re not relevant to me specifically, that would mean Qwant would need to collect data. But they’re relevant to the thing I’m searching, sort of.

Google ads were scary specific before I degoogled myself almost completely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I'm fine with adds being somewhat specific to me.

eg. if I search Boots I don't mind that my search engine knows that I'm a man in my 40's living in London and giving me results based on that.

If I search Boots on search engines that don't tailor my experience at all, then I get useless results like snowboarding boots in the US.