Getting Weird Related Searches (Ads?) on Startpage

Wegovy?? That's a weight loss medication

I guess the advent calendar thing isn't too unusual

Microservices Azure?? Has nothing to do with Chappell Roan

Abyss and Habidecor is weird

Nothing too weird here, except maybe \"Amazon In\"

Surfboard ads

Dog food? I dunno

I think these ones are fine

Spectrum TV does not belong here

Sure, balata is related to rubber... can't see where brakes and rotors come from still

Hello,

I've had this problem ever since I've started using Startpage (a month or so ago), where the 'Related searches' bar almost never really gives me good results... there's always something weirdly unrelated in there. Of late, it's started to seem like the unrelated searches are commercial in nature (?)

I've added images of 10 or so very random searches I've made using Startpage to illustrate, and over half of them yielded these strangely ad-like related searches, which I hope is enough to make my point (sampling enough to show statistical significance is too much work).

I want to know if a) others are experiencing this issue and b) if any solutions exist. It's an eyesore, and some actually related searches would be a big improvement.

Posted Dec 7, 2025, 10:50 PM UTC

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