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I'll re-post a comment I made about Google Search back in July 2020 because I believe it's still relevant: "Call me crazy, but I've been using Yandex a lot mor

I'll re-post a comment I made about Google Search back in July 2020 because I believe it's still relevant: "Call me crazy, but I've been using Yandex a lot more recently. Political FUD aside, the results are pretty good, and completely unfiltered. It reminds me of how wild and unfiltered the internet was back in 2007. However, I wouldn't recommend it to "casual" users. Using Yandex requires a bit more common sense than Google, because malicious domains show up every now & then. For power users (99.99% of HN), this isn't a problem. With all things considered, it's totally worth it. I never realized how censored Google Search was until I stepped away. As a grown ass man, I don't want anyone telling me what I "cant see" or attempting to define what's "acceptable" - The freedom to choose is intoxicating almost." You can select a filter to hide any Russian results.

dannyw 5y ago
Yandex is amazing. For anything borderline contentious, Google gives incredibly "sanitised" results.
woeirua 5y ago
Yeah... I'm going to go with, not having to worry about clicking malware links is probably the one use of censorship that I am totally OK with.
afiori 5y ago
A few months ago I found myself in need to install Telegram on a new PC and a quick google search (I still had not configured another search engine nor an adblocker) gave 4 ads for scammy websites. I am sure that they try a lot, I am not convinced that their strategy is optimal.
rg111 5y ago
I am very frustrated with Google search results right now. I do use it to search for facts only and it is my main calculator app now. But that's it. I have been adding "reddit" to search terms since two-three years ago. And I have been made aware of two new search providers: kagi and you.com. Kagi was announced in HN, I believe , and I am now a beta user, and I am surprised at its quality. It does not pull underhanded shit like Google does, and although it is better than Google in filtering out spammy, SEO sites, I would say- not by much. My overall experience is much better with kagi than with Google. I found myself grumbling towards it after I failed with Google in initial days, but now I go straight to kagi itself. I like you.com but hasn't used it much. It is nice to see varieties categorised in one single page. Google will certainly lose any user who can be categorised as "power users" even by a jiffy. That includes High School students researching for papers they are writing and aquarium users searching about fishes.
NaturalPhallacy 5y ago
>"Call me crazy, but I've been using Yandex a lot more recently. Political FUD aside, the results are pretty good, and completely unfiltered. Note: Russia doesn't give a flying fuck about American copyright law. Yarr.

dannyw 5y ago

Yandex is amazing. For anything borderline contentious, Google gives incredibly "sanitised" results.

woeirua 5y ago

Yeah... I'm going to go with, not having to worry about clicking malware links is probably the one use of censorship that I am totally OK with.

afiori 5y ago

A few months ago I found myself in need to install Telegram on a new PC and a quick google search (I still had not configured another search engine nor an adblocker) gave 4 ads for scammy websites. I am sure that they try a lot, I am not convinced that their strategy is optimal.

rg111 5y ago

I am very frustrated with Google search results right now. I do use it to search for facts only and it is my main calculator app now. But that's it. I have been adding "reddit" to search terms since two-three years ago. And I have been made aware of two new search providers: kagi and you.com. Kagi was announced in HN, I believe , and I am now a beta user, and I am surprised at its quality. It does not pull underhanded shit like Google does, and although it is better than Google in filtering out spammy, SEO sites, I would say- not by much. My overall experience is much better with kagi than with Google. I found myself grumbling towards it after I failed with Google in initial days, but now I go straight to kagi itself. I like you.com but hasn't used it much. It is nice to see varieties categorised in one single page. Google will certainly lose any user who can be categorised as "power users" even by a jiffy. That includes High School students researching for papers they are writing and aquarium users searching about fishes.

NaturalPhallacy 5y ago

>"Call me crazy, but I've been using Yandex a lot more recently. Political FUD aside, the results are pretty good, and completely unfiltered. Note: Russia doesn't give a flying fuck about American copyright law. Yarr.