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  3. It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it.

It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it.

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  • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

    It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

    Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

    #AI #Google

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    @Vivaldi @jon servo engine when

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    • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

      It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

      Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

      #AI #Google

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      @Vivaldi @jon Switched to DDG and Qwant, months ago, and haven't looked back.

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      • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

        It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

        Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

        #AI #Google

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        @Vivaldi @jon Be strong, stay strong. This fight is not yours only: it’s ours, for all of us. Don’t forget it. 💪

        As long as you’ll stay here, there still be hope for that better Web we all want to preserve.

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        • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

          It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

          Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

          #AI #Google

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          @Vivaldi @jon what was "yesterday's announcement"?

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          • sorenladegaard@social.vivaldi.netS sorenladegaard@social.vivaldi.net

            @Vivaldi @jon what was "yesterday's announcement"?

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            @sorenladegaard @Vivaldi @jon https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

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              @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

              you can use duckduckgo without AI

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              DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

              The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

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              DuckDuckGo (noai.duckduckgo.com)

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              • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

                It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

                Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

                #AI #Google

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                @Vivaldi @jon

                A decentrilsed search engine. No AI, no tracking. No advertising. No javascript of any kind. Never pay for it. Anyone can setup their own "branch" and contribute. Why does this sound so much like the #Fediverse? I could use some help with the system I've building for over a year and with corporations selling us out, we can band together to take the internet back.


                This is what the internet was BEFORE the corprite take over.

                This is #TidySearch https://search.mpaq.org

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                  @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

                  Try Startpage or Mojeek.

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                  • sorenladegaard@social.vivaldi.netS sorenladegaard@social.vivaldi.net

                    @Vivaldi @jon what was "yesterday's announcement"?

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                    @sorenladegaard @Vivaldi @jon

                    That essentially search results from Google search will be replaced by an AI "conversation".

                    It's as dumb as it sounds.

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                    • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

                      It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

                      Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

                      #AI #Google

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                      @Vivaldi @jon
                      I thought Vivaldi is based on Google's Chromium. Did I miss something?

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                        @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon Unless I've missed something awful about Startpage (entirely possible as we approach Peak Enshittification so quickly) they seem ok

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                        • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                          @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

                          you can use duckduckgo without AI

                          Link Preview Image
                          DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

                          The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

                          favicon

                          DuckDuckGo (noai.duckduckgo.com)

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                          @benroyce

                          Unless you are on McDonald's WiFi. I've found they block the no AI version 🤬

                          @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

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                          • gre@oldbytes.spaceG gre@oldbytes.space

                            @Vivaldi @jon Switched to DDG and Qwant, months ago, and haven't looked back.

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                            @gre @Vivaldi @jon Ddg? Im using qwant too but never heard of ddg. Qwant is pretty neat. As far as I know they don't have problematic policies. If something, they have AI but you can disable it (i think completely)
                            But heck, even ecosia has ai so...

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                              @gre @Vivaldi @jon Ddg? Im using qwant too but never heard of ddg. Qwant is pretty neat. As far as I know they don't have problematic policies. If something, they have AI but you can disable it (i think completely)
                              But heck, even ecosia has ai so...

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                              @FrutigerAero00 @Vivaldi @jon I switch over to Duck Duck Go when Qwant tries to tell me that the rest of the search results aren't relevant.

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                              • trittriton@shelter.moeT trittriton@shelter.moe

                                @Vivaldi @jon Be strong, stay strong. This fight is not yours only: it’s ours, for all of us. Don’t forget it. 💪

                                As long as you’ll stay here, there still be hope for that better Web we all want to preserve.

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                                @TritTriton 🥹❤️

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                                • gre@oldbytes.spaceG gre@oldbytes.space

                                  @FrutigerAero00 @Vivaldi @jon I switch over to Duck Duck Go when Qwant tries to tell me that the rest of the search results aren't relevant.

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                                  @gre @Vivaldi @jon Aaaaa duck duck goo... It hasnt been long since i switched to qwant because boicot america reasons. But it was a real good browser.

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                                  • monkeyben@mastodon.sdf.orgM monkeyben@mastodon.sdf.org

                                    @benroyce

                                    Unless you are on McDonald's WiFi. I've found they block the no AI version 🤬

                                    @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

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                                    @monkeyben @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

                                    Da fuq

                                    That's absurd

                                    I believe you. I'm just amazed at the abusiveness

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                                    • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                                      @monkeyben @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

                                      Da fuq

                                      That's absurd

                                      I believe you. I'm just amazed at the abusiveness

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                                      @benroyce @monkeyben @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon
                                      So that's why I had to switch my mobile data on the other morning!

                                      No matter - Maccas is enemy territory to me anyway

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                                      • vivaldi@social.vivaldi.netV vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net

                                        It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

                                        Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

                                        #AI #Google

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                                        @Vivaldi @jon switch to Gecko then I'll use Vivaldi

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