UDM=14 - Google without all the AI and affiliate shit
Remember when Google was actually useful and returned appropriate results on the first page? Well, this can't solve that, but at least it can remove all the AI garbage, sponsored links, and other unnecessary fluff from your searches.
How it works
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 16:38,
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*clicks hard*
Now to find a decent ad-blocker for Safari.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 16:44,
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Can you not just swap to Firefox? Been a while since I used a Mac, but I'm sure it was fine with it.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:01,
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^this
Then you can use uBlock Origin.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:37,
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I don’t care for it.
Last time I tried it took up too much screen space and it wasn’t as snappy as Safari. My ad-blocker only misses a couple of sites so it’s not a big problem.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:47,
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Better to add your own custom search to your browser.
Search.
Not sure about Chrome these days, there are ways to do it.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:47,
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Well the second link also details how to do that
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:48,
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Yes, which isn't posssible by default in FF, and possibly even Chrome now.
You have to set a flag to make the settings editable.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:52,
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Stupid b3ta stripped out the core of the message...
In firefox, go to about : config (no spaces).
Create a new entry called "browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh" and set it to "true".
This allows you to create a custom search entry in Settings, Search.
Make one called "Google NoAI" or something, and use this URL in the "Engine URL" box:
www.google.co.uk/search?q=%s&udm=14
Save, then set it as the default.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 18 Jun 2025, 17:50,
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