DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results

Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by helpfulclippy on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:34AM (#35683997)

Just a datapoint, but I feel like I do a lot of searches… I’m always looking stuff up, and I’m also in the habit of using my search engine as a lazy form of autocomplete for urls. I apparently do about 700 searches a month according to Kagi. If I were on the basic plan, I think that would mean I’d be paying $5/mo. + $0.015/search * (700-200) searches/mo. = $12.50/mo.

For what search is worth to me, that seems reasonable. (Or I guess more to the point, how much I value a relationship where I’m the customer, rather than companies expressly interested in using psychological manipulation to influence my behavior…)

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Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by ianstormtaylor on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:52AM (#35684114)

Yeah, I similarly felt like I did a lot of searches every day... and if I had estimated my search usage I would have said easily thousands a month. But I'm also actually in the 600–800 range it turns out.

That said, I think Kagi should consider rethinking their pricing model, because the perception is what matters if it presents as a roadblock.

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Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by freediver on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:51AM (#35684410)

> That said, I think Kagi should consider rethinking their pricing model, because the perception is what matters if it presents as a roadblock.

I agree, we will get there.

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Re:DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results by eino on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:01AM (#35684163)

Then it would be better take the professional plan including 700 searches for 10$/mo.

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