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&udm=14 | Distraction-free Google Search! (udm14.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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For those who are still using google, this recently added search query strips all of the extras from Google search, leaving behind just the links!

What is &udm=14?

Browser search query: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (25 children)

So I'd cut Google out entirely for the last year or so, but I still haven't found a good search engine. DDG has been my go to, but it's not great, and this old style Google seems to be close to how things were before all search engines sucked ass. Do you have any recommendations for alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Startpage is basically a Google Search frontend and it works very well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

It used to be, it's Bing nowadays I believe.

//edit: it says it uses google on the site, but I remember there was a bit of shitshow on the internetz ~year ago when they used bing instead. So... I'm confused now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/4522435533844-What-is-the-relationship-between-Startpage-and-your-search-partners-like-Google-and-Microsoft-Bing

Startpage acts as an intermediary between you and other entities: For example, Startpage submits your query to Google and Bing anonymously on your behalf, then returns the results to you, privately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it uses both? Interesting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

not very different from DuckDuckGo, SearXNG, or Kagi.

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