Vivaldi Browser1d ago

It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

#AI #Google

Show threadNeil Brutalist1d ago
@Vivaldi @jon What can we do when even supposed alternatives like Duck Duck Go and Ecosia are ramming this crap down our throats regardless of what their users are telling them?
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES1d ago

@frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

you can use #duckduckgo without #AI

https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

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Show threadlemgandi
@benroyce @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon Haven't quite figured out how on waterfox//Firefox. Search engine choice is a drop-down list. I reckon the choices are in a JSON file somewhere.
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Show threadltning1d ago
@lemgandi @benroyce @frobisher It's in the regular settings. You can add and manage your search engines easily.
Show threadlemgandi23h ago

@ltning @benroyce @frobisher

Pkease read my comment. Hamburger menu->Settings->Search leads to a drop-down list of possible default search engines. I am not referring to the search engine icon on the left of the search bar.

Show threadMartha Bridegam23h ago

@lemgandi @[email protected] @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

In Firefox Settings under the Search tab, the "Search Shortcuts" menu near the end of the page, with the list of search engines, has an "add" choice and shows you what characters to add at the end of the URL to make it work. To add noai.duckduckgo.com, click "add" and use the "Add Search Engine" pop-up interface to enter "https://noai.duckduckgo.com/search?q=%s" (no quotation marks in the actual entry).

Show threadlemgandi9h ago

@MBridegam @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

!!! Thank you so much kind person. I see how it works now, I Am Enlightened. And my default search engine is now "noai.duckduckgo.com"

I was confused by this screen, but now it is clear.

Show threadMartha Bridegam8h ago

@lemgandi @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

So glad, happy searching. Within the limits of DDG's reach, I find NoAIddg does really well.