Ask HN: Whats the best search engine these days (data privacy, no ads etc.)

[dcreater]

[version_five]

Kagi

It's paid though. Results are comparable to Google (minus ads) which for me made it pretty seamless to adapt to (vs say ddg).

It was discussed here recently https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34179949

[pseufaux → version_five]

Seconded, I love that it’s configurable (e.g., deprioritize sites you don’t like). It’s well worth the price.

[helph67]

Qwant https://www.qwant.com/ Ecosia https://www.ecosia.org/ Searx https://searx.be/ and StartPage https://www.startpage.com/ all provide better privacy. Recommend `uBlock Origin' as an excellent content blocker.