my best results are currently with Brave and Start Page. Also liking Leta. Can't figure out if Swisscows is trustworthy or not. DuckDuckGo works well, but getting interestingly filtered results compared to others. 

 Thanks for responding. Never heard of Leta, will check it out. 

 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/introducing-mullvad-leta-a-search-engine-used-in-the-mullvad-browser 

 i use kagi. currently paying for the starter plan. they accept bitcoin. 😀

https://kagi.com/privacy 

 Interesting never heard of them, will check it out, thanks! 

 Just saw this, thanks gonna check it out and mention in my book! 

 Anything SearXNG. 

https://baresearch.org/ 

 Thank you! Saw this and then forgot about it, looks great 

 I get my best results from brave search, plus their new AI feature has been very helpful 

 I think the aim is to retreat from AI search engines and an AI controlled interwebs. My aim anyways 😅 

 God-speed with that. 🫡 
I understand where you’re coming from. I’m of the opinion that stuff like this is inevitable, whether you like it or not. The real question is if ethical-minded tech/companies are going to be successful and prominent or not 

 Searxng