If you search for information on the internet almost everyone uses Google without much thinking. Google’s dominance on the search engine market is so huge, that „to google something“ has become part of our language. Although the search algorithms of Google are considered the most advanced, there are some downsides like lacking privacy and data protection.
Luckily there are reasonable alternatives to Google that secure privacy, help with scientific research, or plant trees.
This blog article shortly presents five alternative search engines and their advantages over Google.
https://blog.jacquelynvansant.com/5-search-engine-alternatives/
Of course, there are further possibilities you can easily find with a little research (maybe not using Google, but Ecosia or DuckDuckGo)