Remove AI Results from Google Search

Removes 'AI' Gemini generated content from the top of Google search results on Firefox as of May 22,2024. (Tested on desktop Firefox for Windows/macOS) Instead now defaults searches to 'Web', which is what Google now names its traditional SEO search results links.

Steps

Bookmark method with Firefox:

1. Do a regular Google search for a word.
2. Bookmark the search result page.
3. Go to the hamburger menu → Bookmarks → Manage Bookmarks.
4. (optional) Make a new folder for search and put the new bookmark in it. I use a 'Custom Search Shortcuts' folder
5. Edit the bookmark to include udm=14 as a URL parameter, like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14
6. Add a keyword(s) to trigger your custom search(I use goog).

To use, type in your keyword(s) into the search bar, add a space, and type your search query.

Alternatively, udm14.com offers a classic search GUI that does the same thing.

Explanation

The URL https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14 is used to insert your search query. %s is the typed query and &udm=14 is appended to tell google to return a traditional Web search. The default All search can now include AI overviews and results. 'Web` includes just SEO links we all know and love.

Misc.

In addition to these you will probably also want a couple of extensions/filters:

• uBlock Origin

  • Setup your blocking mode(optional, default lists are good enough for this)

  • Enable AdGuard URL Tracking Protection

  • Add google.com##.GcKpu to My Filters

  • Import Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool - removes tracking elements from URLs

    • Check Import under Filter Lists > Custom
    • Paste in the linked URL above
    • Click Apply Changes

    

• uBlacklist add filter lists that mass block known ai-domains and restores non-ai images to Google Images. (github)

Removed

• Personal Blocklist (not by Google) to remove over-SEOed sites that keep coming up on topics you search frequently no longer maintained
• ClearURLs to remove tracking elements from URLs redundant with uBlock Origin's removeparam and added lists.

Ideas and methods forked from https://blog.zgp.org/custom-google-search/ and this r/Firefox post