# I'm Done with Google **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198 "2024-12-05T14:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/22 "2024-12-06T12:14:25Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > So I want to move away from Google search Of course, Microsoft’s [Bing](https://bing.com) is an alternative to Google’s search engine, but I don’t know if you’d like it any better. ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/23 "2024-12-06T12:36:49Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > OK, their enshitification has gone too far. Lately, when I search for things it seems like I really have to dig to get past the ads. I understand they moved to defaulting to showing “shopping” results (or at least more of them) instead of regular web search results a while ago. Tried searching for waffle iron reviews/best waffle irons lists - no reviews, just for sales. Even when searching Victorian era clothes and the like it’s ads. So many things I just cannot use Google for because I want to research, not buy. So, been using other search engines more. Also downloaded a Firefox add-on to go directly to web results - which still uses the company, admittedly, so doesn’t properly incentivize them to change. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/24 "2024-12-06T14:46:51Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > go with Brave if you hate gay people, Anthony Fauci, and the environment. And love homepage ads for crypto and NFTs. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Of course, Microsoft’s [Bing](https://bing.com) is an alternative to Google’s search engine, but I don’t know if you’d like it any better. Despite Google’s enshittification, it’s got nothing on the utter uselessness of Bing’s search engine. I’m forced to use that at work, and its incompetence at providing useful search results is astounding. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/25 "2024-12-06T16:38:50Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > I refuse to use a site with a ducky as a logo and a childish name. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Of course, Microsoft’s [Bing](https://bing.com) is an alternative to Google’s search engine Bing, [fries are done](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ding+fries+are+done) Yeah, nope, I can’t use it. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/26 "2024-12-06T17:04:46Z")
My issue is that Google continually edits my searches to what _it thinks_ I want. I’m not a dumbass. I want this word spelled this way. I want that word in my search. That’s why I f’ing typed it that way. ---
**Author:** ![Cee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cee/32/18345_2.png) [@Cee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cee)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/27 "2024-12-06T17:12:56Z")
I’d say Cromite is a good everyday browser and it has adblocking built in. Cromite: [GitHub - uazo/cromite: Cromite a Bromite fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!](https://github.com/uazo/cromite) I personally use Mull which is a Firefox fork. I’ve heard it’s not good for everyday use but you can try it if you want. Mull: [Mull | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) I personally haven’t used Google anything in years other than for Lyft. I get all my apps on F-droid. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198/28 "2024-12-06T17:13:55Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Nice try, but it’s actually named after Google, Barney. If they wanted to call it after a math term, they would have. And it would have failed. It’s because they searched for “1 followed by 100 zeros” but Google brand toilet paper was the first sponsored link. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198.md?page=1)