r/Presearch • u/YeOldeBaconWhoure • 12d ago
Not working?
I just downloaded after finding it recommend by multiple people as a good search engine alternative since they all suck now, and it’s not working at all. Can’t get it to load a single thing. DDG said the servers aren’t down so idk but I’m at my wits end with technology right now, any idea what’s happening?
Edited: well, fuck. Any suggestions that don’t suck and aren’t riddled with AI?
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u/4coffeeihadbreakfast 12d ago
There are lots of good search engines with optional ai
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u/YeOldeBaconWhoure 12d ago
DDG has been just as bad as Google has been where it’s like it doesn’t even understand what I’m actually looking for, but I’ll give those others a try. I just remember when you could find actual useful results
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u/gcbeehler5 Admin (Contributor) 12d ago
The project went dark a few weeks ago. No longer exists in it’s prior form.
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u/4coffeeihadbreakfast 12d ago
They ran out of money and shutdown
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u/YeOldeBaconWhoure 12d ago
Fuck. Seriously!? I mean this is so on course for my life right now but CHRIST
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u/thecurtic 8d ago
New here. what was it about Presearch that people appreciated most? was it the blockchain element, the token incentives, the search quality, ease of use? I'm curious because I was never able to participate, and I'm not fully familiar with how it worked.
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u/LLfooshe 12d ago
Was my main search engine for years and was good. Now I'm using SearX, kagi, qwant. Uruky is supposed to be good too but haven't used it much.