r/technology • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Jan 15 '25

Social Media TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-plans-immediate-us-shutdown-153524617.html
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u/daedalusprospect Jan 15 '25

I wouldn't use other search engines if Googles was any good anymore. I can't think of a search in the last few months I've made on the big G that actually got me a result I wanted. Bing was better for a little while, and still kinda is, but its gone downhill too. TikTok is one of the few places I can search for something and get a result that was what I was looking for. Granted you cant search for ANYTHING on tiktok but its search algorithm at least works for the stuff you can

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u/brutinator Jan 15 '25

Honestly, all search engines seem to suck nowadays. I use DDG because at least its the least offensive, but even with it it can be a struggle to find something sometimes.

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u/CrackedOutGoose Jan 16 '25

Tiktok isn't a search engine and people treating it like one is the reason misinformation is so fucking rampant among the youth.

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u/lunaflect Jan 16 '25

It doesn’t replace a search engine but when I need a quick video of how to string a weed whacker or examples of paint sprayers and how they work, TT is unmatched.

I am a visual learner and I sometimes need several different views of something when I’m unfamiliar with it. TT allowed me to scroll through many until it made sense. YT was awful to sift thru bc so much of the search was unrelated or I had to wait for ads to complete.

Google is a nightmare and often lead me to YT for searches like that. I’m not using TT for thesis papers but it’s a good search tool in some applications.

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u/daedalusprospect Jan 16 '25

Exactly this. Googles more likely to send you to vanity sites "Top 10 weed whacker stringers in your area!" if youre lucky.

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u/Civsi Jan 15 '25

Heard good things about Kagi. It is paid though and I haven't tried it yet.

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u/lurkensteinsmonster Jan 16 '25

If anyone wonders why Google went down hill, they put the guy who ran Yahoo search when it lost to google... in charge of google. Literally the guy who was in charge of the search engine they killed is who they picked to be in charge of their search engine.

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u/PinkIrrelephant Jan 16 '25

These days, the only time I use Google seach is during the election because I like their interactive maps. Though I could probably look for a different one next election.

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u/bitterless Jan 16 '25

I don't have tiktok, so please forgive my ignorance. Does tiktok have a search browser for the internet or is it only for tiktok videos?

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u/daedalusprospect Jan 16 '25

Oh it only lets you search content on TikTok. I was meaning that TikToks search algorithm gives better and more accurate results, even if its only its own content, compared to Google. EX, if you search TikTok for bee migrations and youll get videos about bee migrations. Where as google will most of the time give you results like "10 best bee migration hotels" or random twitter posts of bee breeders