@TheBreadmonkey I've switched to DuckDuckGo although...

@TheBreadmonkey I've switched to DuckDuckGo although it's a matter of time before Bing AI takes over there as well.

Google had sometime back been asking for location information and I just got tired of saying no all the time. Made the switch and never looked back.

Like 3 January at 18:58 | Wall-to-wall | Open on ruby.social

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Ben :bc:

@leni1

I absolutely loved DDG (I'm shortening it so I can look cool), but I found it was so so SO SLOW. It drove me mad after a week or so and I ended up reading about lots of other people having the same experience. Have you experienced this?

3 January at 20:46 | Open on beige.party

econads

@TheBreadmonkey @leni1
Why not go back and see? I haven't noticed it but then my standards may be low.

3 January at 20:58 | Open on mendeddrum.org

Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪

@leni1 @TheBreadmonkey Interesting, I’ve been using it for years now and never found it be slow.

3 January at 22:30 | Open on fediscience.org

Leni Kadali

@TheBreadmonkey the speed has been fine 🤷 I set it as the default in Firefox for both myself and another (someone who is also keen on privacy and for whom I am tech support 😅) and if it was insufferably slow, we would both have noticed.

Disclaimer: we're also the types to militantly deGoogle ourselves and be somewhat willing to pay the price 😉

Unless it is an Internet speed thing (I haven't had any problems when using mobile data) and/or geographical thing?🤔

4 January at 15:03 | Open on ruby.social

Leni Kadali

@TheBreadmonkey maybe try it out and report back here so that we can help? 😇

4 January at 15:14 | Open on ruby.social

Ben :bc:

@leni1

I think it's worth having another go and will do that and let you know! 😊

4 January at 15:46 | Open on beige.party