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I wonder how long until we get an EU version of Google/Yandex/Baidu.

by knolax 7y ago

input_sh 7y ago
You mean like Qwant (French) and Startpage (Dutch)?
- jokoon 7y ago
  there was a scandal where it was shown qwant had its search result from bing not holding my breath DDG seems like a good contender
  - lebaux 7y ago
    DDG, Ecosia and Quant all use the same underlying Bing (Microsoft) data.
- lalame 7y ago
  Startpage isn't an actual search engine, it's just a wrapper around Google's results. That's not the case with Qwant, Yandex, or Baidu as far as I know. Also, this: https://reclaimthenet.org/startpage-buyout-ad-tech-company/ https://reclaimthenet.org/startpage-buyout-ad-tech-company/
- ferongr 7y ago
  Quant only exists in order to receive all that sweet, sweet grant money.
  - dmix 7y ago
    So basically the quintessential EU version of Google.
  - anoncake 7y ago
    All for-profit companies only exist in order to receive that sweet, sweet money.
- m4rtink 7y ago
  Also Seznam (Czech). They have also asorted related services, like video streaming, an auction site, shopping aggregator, etc.
- ecf 7y ago
  Startpage recently sold out to System1, an ad tech company. I would not recommend it anymore.
avocado4 7y ago
Never, EU hates tech & its inherent effects on society. This investigation is an example of it.
- anoncake 7y ago
  TIL surveillance is an inherent effect of tech on society.