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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app

Is this a Chrome thing only? Because I don’t use Google’s spyware browser if I can help it.

aug 30, 2025, 2:31 pm • 5 0

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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

i use it in firefox

aug 30, 2025, 2:38 pm • 5 0 • view
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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

firefox lets you make your default search www.google.com/search?q=%s&... so you never have to type it in again, just does it automatically

aug 30, 2025, 2:39 pm • 34 5 • view
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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social

this is the way

aug 30, 2025, 4:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app

THANK YOU!!!

aug 30, 2025, 2:42 pm • 5 0 • view
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M. uuhhh @emmasculating.bsky.social

Wait I also use Firefox but am having trouble figuring this out - do I need to have %s in my search query in order for it to remove AI? I tried making this my default browser in Firefox but AI results still were at the top of my feed when I tried to do a search

aug 30, 2025, 3:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

yes the %s does need to be there, thats the "search query goes here" code im on my iPhone right now but this is what it should look like in settings:

a screencap of the settings page for firefox app, showing where to paste https://www.google.com/search?q=%25s&udm=14
aug 30, 2025, 3:27 pm • 7 0 • view
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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

i went firefox > 3 line symbol bottom right > settings > general > search > add search engine to get there

aug 30, 2025, 3:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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M. uuhhh @emmasculating.bsky.social

For some reason I’m getting this pop up when I hit save

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aug 30, 2025, 3:30 pm • 2 0 • view
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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

OH easy fix, take out the 25, that shouldnt be there

aug 30, 2025, 3:33 pm • 4 0 • view
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pasta.pilled @pastapilled.bsky.social

TIL

aug 30, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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M. uuhhh @emmasculating.bsky.social

Thank you so much!! It worked after I removed the pesky 25…

aug 30, 2025, 4:12 pm • 1 0 • view
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Giles Sparrow @gswrites.bsky.social

Works on Safari too.. Simply change your browser preferred search engine & home page and/or stick a favourites button somewhere useful: udm14.com (or use another non-AI search engine and reduce your inadvertent funding of Google...)

aug 30, 2025, 4:42 pm • 1 0 • view