Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
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Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Google is making its Search more centred around AI, turning it into a conversation.

Besides being a worse experience, the websites from which it sources its information are losing all traffic and recognition.

Recommend a list of alternatives:

  • Kagi - Paid but better experience than Google
  • Ecosia - Similar experience while supporting a good cause
  • Qwant - Increasingly unique results and building a EU-first index
  • DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search, but quality of results may vary
  • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    3 hours ago

    I pay for kagi, I am happy enough with their search experience to keep paying.

    Having a computer hit on me while I’m trying to find a bus schedule sounds super convenient.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    10 hours ago

    DuckDuckGo is clearly controlled opposition whether they realize it or not, kind of like Mozilla but for search engines.

    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      How’s that?

      Last time I checked, Ecosia and DuckDuckGo both use the Microsoft Bing index, just one of them promises to plant trees if only if you click on ads

      • Lojcs@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        Last I heard like 6 months ago microsoft stopped selling Bing api access to other compaines, so I think Ecosia is just google now

  • Jiral@lemmy.orgEnglish
    1·
    7 hours ago

    I am have been using Qwant for a while but recently it has started to pull off some request blocking nonsense because of ublock (Waterfox, Pop-OS). When I disable ublock it works again, even after turning it on again but eventually it blocks again. Frustrating and an issue I have not seen at any other search engine.

      • Jiral@lemmy.orgEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        I thought that would be a general problem that I also get with Google at work. But maybe I am mistaken. I’d give that more attention if it is specifically a Qwant problem.