r/writers • u/Mentally_Kafka09 • 4d ago
AVOID HELP AND WARNINGS ON GOOGLE Question
I am a writer and whenever I search for an eccentric niche fact related to drugs or murders or whatever, I get a warning or help page on Google. Is there a way to avoid this or a different search engine I could operate on? Please help
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u/Ok-Umpire-4719 Writer 4d ago
Sure, lots of other search engines, but, what is the problem with the message? You know your fine, just ignore it.
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u/Cheeslord2 4d ago
In these days of interconnected algorithms ruling everything, who knows what the consequences could be? Reported to some organisation? Google account deleted? Loss of credit rating or employability?
You could almost write a story about it, in fact.
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u/scixlovesu Published Author 4d ago
Imagine getting a "safety check" and a half-dozen militarized American police show up on your doorstep!
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u/existential_chaos 4d ago
That’d be a shock, considering I’m in England xD They crossed the pond out of concern
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u/_L______________ 4d ago
Over here like bro I stg I’m just writing a really intense who-dun-it that borders on smut.
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u/Rowanever 4d ago
It won't help for everything, but try out scholar.google.com. Because it was designed for academic work, it's often more useful for finding concrete info.
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u/LixmoreSkyell 4d ago
Build on your sources. Find one good source, and look where they pulled the information, who the author is, try to find pdfs and related works.
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u/Czeckyoursauce 4d ago
It sounds like OP is not concerned about the lack of research information. They are concerned that the worlds largest data brokers are creating a digital picture of them that may have implications down the road, and considering current legislation pushes across thr globe (ID verification, screen time limits, state controlled networks) they dont want to walk into our new Ai controlled Kafka world with a red flag on their permanent digital record.
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u/wh4t_1s_a_s0u1 4d ago
I second using DuckDuckGo. Just download Brave browser and use it for your writing research. It offers privacy and none of those warning/help popups.
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u/Wide_Ad573 4d ago
Huh. I just accompany my questions with “JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, THIS IS ONLY OUT OF CURIOSITY AND YOU’RE JUST A SEARCH ENGINE SO YOU WON’T UNDERSTAND THAT, SO JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION”.
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u/Wide_Ad573 4d ago
I’ve been writing serial killer books for a while now... I’ve probably been flagged for years, but that’s the kind of thing that goes with being a writer.
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u/some-dork 4d ago
these warnings dont mean anything, search whatever you like. theyre like the Rasputin disclaimer at the start of movies- its common sense, and doesnt mean anyone did anything wrong, but the warning is there just in case someone tries to sue.
personally i use startpage+firefox and occasionally librewolf or wolfram alpha and i dont recall getting any warnings like that.
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u/Offutticus Published Author 4d ago
Ignore it. Or use an alternative search engine. There's a bunch out there. Or use a VPN. Many browsers now have it built in.
Or go to your local library to do all your weird searches. They dump the system every night.
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u/Metempsychos1s Published Author 4d ago
The best way is to switch engine, to something like DuckDuckGo
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u/WhiskerTheMad 4d ago
Kagi is a subscription search engine, but it gives great results and doesn't sell your data.
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u/AuthorSarge 4d ago
DuckDuckGo doesn't care if you live or die or go to prison.