Gab, DuckDuckGo .. internet alternatives

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More and more, alternatives to FB, search engines, and other popular sites are offered and discussed.
gab.ai
https://gab.ai/
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gab-f ... ign=buffer

DuckDuckGo
duckduckgo.com
https://duckduckgo.com/

i have not yet investigated.
thoughts? experiences? more recommendations?
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I often use DuckDuckGo. I have no experience with Gab.
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I have been using duckduckgo lately but I find that I do not get the search results I am looking for the way I would with google, which is really disappointing (harder to sort by specific sites, etc.)
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I've been using DuckDuckGo for most searches for a couple of years. It's fine for basic stuff, but Google really is better for more complex or difficult searches.
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I like duckduckgo unless I need to find something hard to find. Google is massively superior as a search engine.
Its a trade off of assumed privacy or efficiency
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i continue to see more about DuckDuckGo
http://www.DuckDuckGo.com
this morning, this appeared:
“Today is the 11th annual Data Privacy Day.
If you're going to make real progress in your data privacy this year, you must do something about your Facebook and Google use.
In a short video address, we tell you why and how.

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FaceBook is in big trouble?
stock is falling?

MeWe / a new social network
https://mewe.com/privacy#bill
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francis wrote:I have been using duckduckgo lately but I find that I do not get the search results I am looking for the way I would with google, which is really disappointing (harder to sort by specific sites, etc.)
I've been using DuckDuckGo for most searches for a couple of years. It's fine for basic stuff, but Google really is better for more complex or difficult searches.
(joining the discussion year(s) later...)

Can you share examples of searches that DuckDuckGo is not useful for?

I would challenge those opinions; (1) because I have no difficulty finding what I want, and you can search by site (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=duckduckgo+si ... fab&ia=web) and (2) Google's results are actually not always unbiased results. The engine uses what it knows about you, what you have searched for, and so forth, to determine what you can see in the results. For example, imagine a leftist and a rightist searching for information about a political issue. In an ideal world, we would expect them to both find the facts. But the truth is, that if Google knows how they view they issue, it will give them the "facts" (aka lies) that they are looking for. So neither is likely to find the facts, and the results they see will not be identical. I don't think this is satire.

In spite of what I know about Google and what it knows about people, I do cave in now and then and use Google maps. Because of the huge amount of information it collects, the map engine is the most accurate in finding the best route, etc. I don't know why my convictions aren't strong enough not to do that though.
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shadrach wrote:
francis wrote:I have been using duckduckgo lately but I find that I do not get the search results I am looking for the way I would with google, which is really disappointing (harder to sort by specific sites, etc.)
I've been using DuckDuckGo for most searches for a couple of years. It's fine for basic stuff, but Google really is better for more complex or difficult searches.
(joining the discussion year(s) later...) :blah: 8-)

Can you share examples of searches that DuckDuckGo is not useful for?

I would challenge those opinions;
(1) because I have no difficulty finding what I want, and you can search by site (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=duckduckgo+si ... fab&ia=web)

and (2) Google's results are actually not always unbiased results.
The engine uses what it knows about you, what you have searched for, and so forth, to determine what you can see in the results.
For example, imagine a leftist and a rightist searching for information about a political issue.
In an ideal world, we would expect them to both find the facts.

But the truth is, that if Google knows how they view they issue, it will give them the "facts" (aka lies) that they are looking for. So neither is likely to find the facts, and the results they see will not be identical. I don't think this is satire.

In spite of what I know about Google and what it knows about people, I do cave in now and then and use Google maps.
Because of the huge amount of information it collects, the map engine is the most accurate in finding the best route, etc. I don't know why my convictions aren't strong enough not to do that though. :)
shadrach - Welcome to MN - :D
refreshing former topics often makes a lot of sense, in this case, it’s really helpful.
(i think) we’re in a new tech stage now, one wherein LOTS of scrutiny+decisions will be made regarding how to better use all this technology! this stage may last for some years.

i compare it with how life must have been, after the advent of the wheel, BEFORE development of brakes! - images of cabbage carts careening off cliffsides comes to mind. :P

i continue to watch DuckDuckGo, i’m following their FB page .. i see interesting questions+developments. some eye-popping (for me.)
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Possibly they are drastically improving their technology. But this thread is actually not even a year old yet, so that's very recent if it has improved.
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