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DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by arktos_ »

shawn_w wrote: post #7
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

I get a lot of links to local businesses that have nothing to do with what I'm searching for. DDG has really dropped off in quality over the last couple of years. I'm about ready to try that paid search engine that keeps being mentioned here on HN.

(Kagi, for anyone willing to do the same. It's great!)

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by ezekg »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

Use Kagi. It doesn't have this problem.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by HKH2 »

NayamAmarshe wrote: post #9
shawn_w wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get a lot of links to local businesses that have nothing to do with what I'm searching for. DDG has really dropped off in quality over the last couple of years. I'm about ready to try that paid search engine that keeps being mentioned here on HN.

I've been using Brave Search for years and it's fantastic. I haven't used Google since and it supports Bangs! like DDG. It's free so you can give it a try.

It's not good for images, unfortunately. Bing is way better for images.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by tobie18 »

falcor84 wrote: post #10
ergonaught wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://duckduckgo.com/mac You'll never guess the one trick I used to find that. They don't want you to know.

Note that this page triggers a download - which is quite rude on their behalf - apparently there's no page on their site where you can read about the browser before deciding whether you may want to download it.

Hi there, DDG employee here -- here are a few options where you can learn about the Mac browser before downloading:

https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/get-duckduckgo/...

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-for-mac-open-beta/

https://duckduckgo.com/app (this one detects your device so only works if you're on a Mac)

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by landolix »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

I thought DDG was a skin for bing? Maybe that's a bing issue.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by eth0up »

shawn_w wrote: post #7
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

I get a lot of links to local businesses that have nothing to do with what I'm searching for. DDG has really dropped off in quality over the last couple of years. I'm about ready to try that paid search engine that keeps being mentioned here on HN.

I'm relieved to see someone stating this. I get ignored (and dvoted) every time I criticize ddg, but I have no vested interested -- I simply find precisely what you mentioned and that it tends to suck in general.
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