My go to search engine is (please boost for greater exposure):

[fredatron@wandering.shop]

@ctt If Duckduckgo doesn't give me what I need, I go back to Google, but accessed through https://udm14.com/, so I don't have to deal with the unwanted gen-AI stuff.

[pri@cyberplace.social]

@ctt Startpage

[radgryd@mstdn.games]

@ctt Startpage

[nwbt@social.nearerandfarther.com]

@ctt Watching this thread for insight into alternatives to DuckDuckGo, which is teeming with slop for me these days. (Kagi's out, can't do another sub right now.)

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@cris @ctt

Same: Startpage.

[osma@mas.to]

Qwant

also, it's Ecosia, not Ecoasia. Well, maybe the latter exists, too?
@ctt

[kaspian@mastodontti.fi]

@ctt

Qwant

[triptilt@mastoart.social]

@cris @ctt
this

[lectrodan@mastodon.social]

@ctt startpage combined with ecosia and sometimes duckduckgo

[geospart@mastodon.social]

@ctt I swear I need to look up a few of these—I’m practically ancient, having used Lycos back in the day.

[flun1tr4z3p4m@mas.to]

@ctt startpage

[lyonsinbeta@mastodon.social]

@ctt Qwant

[alfa@nonoino.masto.host]

@ctt
Qwant, an european solution...

[joostruis@mastodon.social]

@ctt Qwant is missing?

[feritae@universeodon.com]

@ctt Startpage

[tomminieminen@mastodontti.fi]

@ctt StartPage.

[falken@social.falkensweb.com]

@ctt qwant

[apbblue@thepit.social]

@cris @ctt Same.

[ldmay65@universeodon.com]

@ctt
I had no idea there are so many. Fascinating.

[s_d_brath@mastodon.social]

@ctt Wanting to avoid any results from Google and Bing really narrows that list a lot.