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Just because Yandex passes the test, doesn't mean the can be relied upon. Remember, because they are Russian, it is in their interest to show you content that
by varispeed 3y ago
Just because Yandex passes the test, doesn't mean the can be relied upon.
Remember, because they are Russian, it is in their interest to show you content that US corporations censor, but they may be censoring the content that Russia wants to be censored or manipulate it for the benefit of Russian propaganda.
What I am trying to say is that it is probably better to get information from many sources as every can be biased one way or another.
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Just query yandex about WWII, you'll see links to conspiracy sites and sources whitewashing Soviet Union involvement in starting it.
- ChoGGi 3y ago> What I am trying to say is that it is probably better to get information from many sources as every can be biased one way or another. I guess it's back to dogpile for me... (if they still did the multiple search engine thing)
- heap_perms 3y ago> Powered by Metasearch technology, Dogpile returns all the best results from leading search engines including Google and Yahoo!, so you find what you’re looking for faster. According to their 'About' Page, they still do it right?
- ChoGGi 3y agoI only did a quick search, I probably just remember their interface from when Google started :)
- MichaelDickens 3y agoMaybe the solution is something like a search engine aggregator? A website that sends your search to both DDG and Yandex and shows you the top 5 links from both, removing duplicates. That way if something is censored on Yandex or DDG but not both, you'll still see it. Something like that would be non-trivial to implement, but a lot easier than writing a new search engine.
- callalex 3y agoDogpile has been around since 1996. Now I feel like an old greybeard ;)
- nioj 3y agoYou could try something like Searx which is an open source metasearch engine. You can host it yourself if you want to. Here is the wikipedia page for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx
- MichaelDickens 3y agoFWIW when I searched WWII on Yandex, the top 5 results I got were: 1. Wikipedia 2. Call of Duty: WWII official website 3. Britannica 4. The YouTube channel @WorldWarTwo 5. history.com
- varispeed 3y agoWhile websites such as Wikipedia, Britannica, and history.com are trusted sources of information, they may not always provide a fully balanced perspective on historical events such as World War II. These sources, largely based in the West, can sometimes underrepresent or insufficiently emphasize the role of the Soviet Union's aggressive actions and atrocities in the lead-up to and during the war. Which is probably why they are so high on the list of results. On the first page you get a link to https://wwiifoundation.org/timeline-of-wwii/ https://wwiifoundation.org/timeline-of-wwii/ that doesn't even mention that Soviet Union invaded Poland and other countries.
- Gareth321 3y agoYou are absolutely right. I’m certainly not claiming Yandex passes these tests either. They’re clearly guilty of censoring content critical of Russia. So far only Kagi has passed all my tests.
- Kerbonut 3y agoWhere does brave search fall in?
- Gareth321 3y agoGood question. I just tested them. The results share about a 70% overlap with Google, with similar ranks, so I'm assuming they basically just use Google's results with a filter and privacy layer. There's no sign of the actual website, so Brave fails the same way Google does on this test.