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The Best Google Search Alternatives (alternativeto.net)
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[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know it's a matter of personal preference, but for me:

General search

  1. DuckDuckGo - It's really just Bing in disguise, but I daily drive it to keep some distance between me and Microsoft.
  2. Bing - I know, weird choice, but DDG filters their results even after you turn off Safe Search.
  3. Yandex - Great if you're searching for stuff that Bing might filter, or the US gov't might censor.

XXX stuff

  1. Bing - Bing has been better than Google for years now, for images and video.
  2. Yandex - Maybe better than Bing, but you need to translate a lot of results from Russian

Reverse image search

  1. Yandex - Best, hands down. Google is actually 2nd best, just stay logged out and use private browsing mode.
  2. Bing - Pretty good, but not quite as versatile as Yandex.
[–] Greg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

Same experience here. Unfortunately I try to avoid using government sponsored (aka controlled) “free” services and unfortunately Bing, Google and Yandex are exactly that. But I end up with DDG anyway.