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Does One Line Fix Google? - A “Web” filter that presents what Google used to look like a decade ago | tedium.co (tedium.co)
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Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add "udm=14" to the search URL.

While Google made its AI-focused changes known on its biggest stage—during its Google I/O event—the Web filter was curiously announced on Twitter by Search Liaison Danny Sullivan.

As Sullivan wrote:

  • We’ve added this after hearing from some that there are times when they’d prefer to just see links to web pages in their search results, such as if they’re looking for longer-form text documents, using a device with limited internet access, or those who just prefer text-based results shown separately from search features. If you’re in that group, enjoy!*

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-searchs-udm14-trick-lets-you-kill-ai-search-for-good/

https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-to-use-google-search-without-ai-the-udm14-work-around/

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there a way to add the udm=14 trick to the !g bang on DDG?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ecosia uses #g

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... How does that relate to the question asked?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should've responded to the person saying ddg doesn't allow custom ! s, and it was just tangentially related, but I just realised I misinterpreted what that person was talking about too so.. it doesn't really relate at all. Sorry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

All good, it was just very confusing lmfao