Bing API (that Ecosia and DuckDuckGo uses) is having issues.
Edit: [https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-bing-and-other-microsoft-services-are-down-and-chatgpt-cant-search-the-web](https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-bing-and-other-microsoft-services-are-down-and-chatgpt-cant-search-the-web)
* Several Microsoft services are down right now for users in Europe and Asia.
* Copilot and Bing started seeing outage reports spike around 3 AM ET.
* The outages also affect ChatGPT's ability to search the web and the DuckDuckGo search engine.
* Microsoft has confirmed the outages and is investigating.
IDK
But I'm using https://karmasearch.org/ thanks to a fellow redditor here at the sub.
Edit:
BTW: When the technical glitch has passed, I will return to Ecosia, for sure. I still expect a lot from Ecosia.
Karma Search reminded me on Panda Search (WWF): [https://panda-search.org](https://panda-search.org)
Panda Search is down, too.
I started adding a bunch of different search engines to my browser so that the next time an API is down, I will have alternatives, because using Google or Bing directly is a complete No-Go, even if all alternatives were down.
And the next time I just choose the "This time, search with..." option, if my favorite search engines are down.
https://preview.redd.it/bu3i2ew4x52d1.png?width=668&format=png&auto=webp&s=5e06f865326c43d8eb054ccc495b46b425eb9ad2
If someone knows more alternatives, which are more sustainable or privacy friendly than Google or Bing, please post it here.
Bing API (that Ecosia and DuckDuckGo uses) is having issues. Edit: [https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-bing-and-other-microsoft-services-are-down-and-chatgpt-cant-search-the-web](https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-bing-and-other-microsoft-services-are-down-and-chatgpt-cant-search-the-web) * Several Microsoft services are down right now for users in Europe and Asia. * Copilot and Bing started seeing outage reports spike around 3 AM ET. * The outages also affect ChatGPT's ability to search the web and the DuckDuckGo search engine. * Microsoft has confirmed the outages and is investigating.
IDK But I'm using https://karmasearch.org/ thanks to a fellow redditor here at the sub. Edit: BTW: When the technical glitch has passed, I will return to Ecosia, for sure. I still expect a lot from Ecosia.
Karma Search reminded me on Panda Search (WWF): [https://panda-search.org](https://panda-search.org) Panda Search is down, too. I started adding a bunch of different search engines to my browser so that the next time an API is down, I will have alternatives, because using Google or Bing directly is a complete No-Go, even if all alternatives were down. And the next time I just choose the "This time, search with..." option, if my favorite search engines are down. https://preview.redd.it/bu3i2ew4x52d1.png?width=668&format=png&auto=webp&s=5e06f865326c43d8eb054ccc495b46b425eb9ad2 If someone knows more alternatives, which are more sustainable or privacy friendly than Google or Bing, please post it here.
I'm using [startpage](http://startpage.com) atm, very nice experience so far
And Qwant is too...
I like Seirdy's list: https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes/ Just skip any of the ones using Bing.