▲ 221 ▼ Bing Search and Bing Custom Search APIs will be retired on 11th August 2025. (learn.microsoft.com) submitted 1 year ago by PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is a very low-information announcement here but if this is taken to the extreme, it means that DuckDuckGo, Qwant, and many other so-called "alternative" search engines are going to either have to look for a new provider of results, or die.
[–] Swuden@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you use DuckDuckGo, you're essentially using Bing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) I did not know this. I find duckduckgo to be more useful than Google most times now. It's crazy how bad Google has become. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Qwant is also good. And it's building their own index together with Ecosia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago qwant is region locked permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) I did not know this. I find duckduckgo to be more useful than Google most times now. It's crazy how bad Google has become. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Qwant is also good. And it's building their own index together with Ecosia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago qwant is region locked permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Qwant is also good. And it's building their own index together with Ecosia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago qwant is region locked permalink fedilink source parent