Many “alternative” search engines are better for privacy, but they are still vulnerable to censorship, because they rely on g**gle and m*crosoft’s indices for their search results. This isn’t a deep-hidden secret either, many of them disclose what search index they use on the “about” page, for example:
- https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources/
- https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/5138782571796-Why-isn-t-a-particular-site-appearing-in-the-results
- https://www.ecosia.org/privacy
There are still search engines that (claim to) maintain their own index. Most surprisingly, br*ve:
No, I’m with you. $120 a year is too steep for searching for me. I like what they are trying to do but I don’t think the average person will spend that much.
People spend thousands of dollars a year on coffee which they use less frequently. If you can afford it it absolutely is worth it.
I think we got spoiled with Google which is their goal. Undercut competitions then when there’s no competition then enshitificate.
100%
I absolutely do not spend more than $999.99 a year on coffee and I drink it every day. I’m sure some people do.
Both of those things are outside of my budget.
I don’t know how many qualifiers I need in order to avoid responses like this but I feel like it was pretty clear.
I get a good deal doesn’t make something affordable. The point of my comment is that plenty of people - not necessarily you - can afford to pay for it and it is well worth it at $120/yr.