People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
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People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
This company believes it has people locked in. If anyone wants to challenge that belief, now would be an excellent time.
There are a lot of alternatives that can help you disentangle yourself from Google and the rest of the usual suspects.
And if you think it can’t be done, trust me, it can. I’ve done it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
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People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
This company believes it has people locked in. If anyone wants to challenge that belief, now would be an excellent time.
There are a lot of alternatives that can help you disentangle yourself from Google and the rest of the usual suspects.
And if you think it can’t be done, trust me, it can. I’ve done it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
@Climatehistories I wonder, what will happen to all the search engines, that build on Google data? Like Startpage?
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People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
This company believes it has people locked in. If anyone wants to challenge that belief, now would be an excellent time.
There are a lot of alternatives that can help you disentangle yourself from Google and the rest of the usual suspects.
And if you think it can’t be done, trust me, it can. I’ve done it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
I guess the main sticking point, it is for me anyway, is android. Any advice there?
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People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
This company believes it has people locked in. If anyone wants to challenge that belief, now would be an excellent time.
There are a lot of alternatives that can help you disentangle yourself from Google and the rest of the usual suspects.
And if you think it can’t be done, trust me, it can. I’ve done it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
@Climatehistories holy shit this article is a horrifying read :S
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@Climatehistories I wonder, what will happen to all the search engines, that build on Google data? Like Startpage?
I really don't know. Personally, I've taken using Qwant. It's not fully independent but it's reliable and has strong privacy stance.
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I guess the main sticking point, it is for me anyway, is android. Any advice there?
@Ruth_Mottram 1. Jolla Phone. 2. A Google Pixel device and flash it with GrapheneOS. 3. Murena phone with /e/OS.
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I really don't know. Personally, I've taken using Qwant. It's not fully independent but it's reliable and has strong privacy stance.
@Climatehistories I just looked up Qwant. It's French 🤩
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People have spent years talking about leaving Google, but at some point the talk has to give way to action.
This company believes it has people locked in. If anyone wants to challenge that belief, now would be an excellent time.
There are a lot of alternatives that can help you disentangle yourself from Google and the rest of the usual suspects.
And if you think it can’t be done, trust me, it can. I’ve done it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/
I can't remember the last time I've used google. I started using Duck when it first came out.
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