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> All other search engines that I've come across are for-profit. Please let me know if I've missed one! https://www.ecosia.org/ https://www.ecosia.org/ https:

by legofr 5y ago

> All other search engines that I've come across are for-profit. Please let me know if I've missed one! https://www.ecosia.org/ https://www.ecosia.org/ https://ask.moe/ https://ask.moe/ https://ekoru.org/ https://ekoru.org/ I remember seeing one more non-profit search engine on HN but can't seem to find it right now.

daoudc 5y ago
Thanks, but these are not technically non-profit: "Ecosia is a search engine based in Berlin, Germany. It donates 80% of its profits to nonprofit organizations that focus on reforestation" [1] "80% of profits will be distributed among charities and non-profit organizations. The remaining 20% will be put aside for a rainy day." [2] "Ekoru.org is a search engine dedicated to saving the planet. The company donates 60% of revenue generated from clicks on sponsored search results to partner organizations who work on climate change issues" [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia [2] https://ask.moe/ https://ask.moe/ [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2020/01/19/how-the-search-engine-ekoru-is-cleaning-up-our-oceans/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2020/01/19/how-the-se...
- toper-centage 5y ago
  While Ecosia is not technically a non-profit, no one can sell Ecosia shares at a profit. > Ecosia says that it was built on the premise that profits wouldn’t be taken out of the company. In 2018 this commitment was made legally binding when the company sold a 1% share to The Purpose Foundation, entering into a ‘steward-ownership’ relationship. > The Purpose Foundation's steward-ownership of Ecosia legally binds Ecosia in the following ways: - Shares can't be sold at a profit or owned by people outside of the company and - No profits can be taken out of the company. https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/how-ethical-search-engine-ecosia https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/how-ethical-searc...
  - gardenfelder 5y ago
    Seems like a reasonable approach is to use a b-corp where shareholders cannot sue for financial gains.
asicsp 5y ago
>I remember seeing one more non-profit search engine on HN but can't seem to find it right now. Probably this one? "A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes modern web design" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28550764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28550764 (3 months ago, 717 comments)
m-i-l 5y ago
Also https://searchmysite.net/ https://searchmysite.net/ for personal and independent websites (essentially a loss-leader for its open source self-hostable search as a service).
mlinksva 5y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20171130000415/https://about.commonsearch.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171130000415/https://about.com... was one 5+ years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11281700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11281700 https://github.com/commonsearch https://github.com/commonsearch
- daoudc 5y ago
  Oh that's interesting, I may try and get in touch with the author.
Minor49er 5y ago
I just tried ask.moe, but it clearly noted that the search results were provided by Google
marginalia_nu 5y ago
http://www.wiby.me/ http://www.wiby.me/ is pretty good too.

by legofr 5y ago

daoudc 5y ago

Thanks, but these are not technically non-profit: "Ecosia is a search engine based in Berlin, Germany. It donates 80% of its profits to nonprofit organizations that focus on reforestation" [1] "80% of profits will be distributed among charities and non-profit organizations. The remaining 20% will be put aside for a rainy day." [2] "Ekoru.org is a search engine dedicated to saving the planet. The company donates 60% of revenue generated from clicks on sponsored search results to partner organizations who work on climate change issues" [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia [2] https://ask.moe/ https://ask.moe/ [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2020/01/19/how-the-search-engine-ekoru-is-cleaning-up-our-oceans/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2020/01/19/how-the-se...

toper-centage 5y ago
While Ecosia is not technically a non-profit, no one can sell Ecosia shares at a profit. > Ecosia says that it was built on the premise that profits wouldn’t be taken out of the company. In 2018 this commitment was made legally binding when the company sold a 1% share to The Purpose Foundation, entering into a ‘steward-ownership’ relationship. > The Purpose Foundation's steward-ownership of Ecosia legally binds Ecosia in the following ways: - Shares can't be sold at a profit or owned by people outside of the company and - No profits can be taken out of the company. https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/how-ethical-search-engine-ecosia https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/how-ethical-searc...
- gardenfelder 5y ago
  Seems like a reasonable approach is to use a b-corp where shareholders cannot sue for financial gains.

asicsp 5y ago

>I remember seeing one more non-profit search engine on HN but can't seem to find it right now. Probably this one? "A search engine that favors text-heavy sites and punishes modern web design" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28550764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28550764 (3 months ago, 717 comments)

m-i-l 5y ago

Also https://searchmysite.net/ https://searchmysite.net/ for personal and independent websites (essentially a loss-leader for its open source self-hostable search as a service).

mlinksva 5y ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20171130000415/https://about.commonsearch.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171130000415/https://about.com... was one 5+ years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11281700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11281700 https://github.com/commonsearch https://github.com/commonsearch

daoudc 5y ago
Oh that's interesting, I may try and get in touch with the author.

Minor49er 5y ago

I just tried ask.moe, but it clearly noted that the search results were provided by Google

marginalia_nu 5y ago

http://www.wiby.me/ http://www.wiby.me/ is pretty good too.