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:

There are still search engines that (claim to) maintain their own index. Most surprisingly, br*ve:

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    People spend thousands of dollars a year on coffee which they use less frequently. If you can afford it it absolutely is worth it.

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      I think we got spoiled with Google which is their goal. Undercut competitions then when there’s no competition then enshitificate.

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      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.

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        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.