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Blocking Googles AI answers in search results with uBlock Origin

If you have uBlock Origin installed as an extension in your browser there is a way to hide/block Googles AI answers.

  1. Click the uBlock Origin icon
  2. Click the button with the 3 wheels in the lower right
  3. Go to "My filters"
  4. Copy and paste the following into the field below: google.com##.hdzaWe
  5. Make sure the checkbox next to "Activate own filters" is set
  6. Hit "Apply changes" on top

Of course this only works until Google changes the name of the element, but if that happens there is usually a thread in https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/ with the new filter.

Or alternatively just put a swear word somewhere into your Google search query. Then the AI is also absent. 😂

Instead of: programname error-message
Google for: programname fucking error-message

😆

The udm=14 parameter

And the "cheat code" for AI free search with Google also still exists. Just add the udm=14 parameter.

https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/ has all the details and https://tenbluelinks.org shows you how to achieve that for various browsers.

Enjoy!

Tag: AdBlocker: Software: Web