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minus-squareh0tbeef@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoMaps was the only thing keeping me around, and then they ruined Maps (presumably by attempting to optimize it with AI). It doesn’t work anymore. I deleted it after being taken to the wrong address on several different occasions. Try SearXNG, there’s no ads, no AI, and it works better than Google ever did. The “actual search results” from google are mostly sponsored bullshit (ads).
Maps was the only thing keeping me around, and then they ruined Maps (presumably by attempting to optimize it with AI). It doesn’t work anymore.
I deleted it after being taken to the wrong address on several different occasions.
Try SearXNG, there’s no ads, no AI, and it works better than Google ever did.
The “actual search results” from google are mostly sponsored bullshit (ads).