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This is great. I wish there was a way to block certain domains from ever appearing on search results. EDIT: Looks like there's already an open issue: https://

This is great. I wish there was a way to block certain domains from ever appearing on search results. EDIT: Looks like there's already an open issue: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2351 https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2351

squarefoot 3y ago
uBlacklist does just that with Google and some other search engines. I use it with Firefox to filter out pinterest junk from search results. Also available for Chrome and Safari. https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist
- poulpy123 3y ago
  just installed it to try. For the people that want to give it a try also, I noticed that several of the public list contains legitimate websites such as canva or reddit
BeetleB 3y ago
Kagi does that.
- arcastroe 3y ago
  Kagi requires an account to use, which is not great for privacy. I understand Kagi is generally reputable, but I like the idea of a self-hosted alternative where you're in full control.
- lannisterstark 3y ago
  I trust myself a bit more than I trust someone else to run my queries sadly. I understand that they claim to store no user data or associations etc, but honestly, it's just their word.
  - BeetleB 3y ago
    > I understand that they claim to store no user data or associations etc, but honestly, it's just their word. My guess is that if they are found to do so, then they open themselves up to lawsuits. Not collecting data isn't merely a perk - it's practically the reason Kagi exists.
    - zelphirkalt 3y ago
      Even if not a lawsuit, people will judge it themselves and vote with their feet.
    - marginalia_nu 3y ago
      Another big reason not to keep this stuff is just the cost of dealing with requests from law enforcement. At some point you start getting them. If you don't have any logs you can just always say the princess is in another castle, since you can't provide data that doesn't exist. If on the other hand you do have the requested information, you need to determine the validity of the request, and then extract the data; or refuse to comply and possibly put yourself at legal risk. For a smaller business that's probably a can of worms you'd rather avoid opening.
dalf 3y ago
Disclaimer: I am one of the maintainers. The intent of SearXNG is to be stateless (with no sessions on the server) and to work without JavaScript. However, this approach limits certain features because of the restricted size of cookies (and other forms of browser storage require JavaScript).
- arcastroe 3y ago
  Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. Stateless is very good for privacy and I agree with that approach for a multi-user instance, (which I suppose is the most common use-case). I'm picturing more of an instance-wide configuration of domain blocks for a private, single-user, self-hosted instance. But I understand this may not be the intended use of the project.
  - dalf 3y ago
    Global configuration for an instance: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/f1a148f53e9fbd10e95baa442b40327732259f25/searx/settings.yml#L230-L240 https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/f1a148f53e9fbd10e95b... https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/970 https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/970
    - arcastroe 2y ago
      That's great! Thank you for the links.
ThinkBeat 3y ago
Google used to do that, but then stopped. You can still do it manually by specifying by excluding them in (every) search you do,but the list can get along and it is far from a good user experience. Kagi has this feature built in and it is a good user experience. You can also use the uBlacklist browser plugin. My problem with that is that is slows everything down. I am not certain but I think all the works is done after the search is complete. That it filter the actual result. The two above limit it from ever being part of the result.

squarefoot 3y ago

uBlacklist does just that with Google and some other search engines. I use it with Firefox to filter out pinterest junk from search results. Also available for Chrome and Safari. https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist https://github.com/iorate/ublacklist

poulpy123 3y ago
just installed it to try. For the people that want to give it a try also, I noticed that several of the public list contains legitimate websites such as canva or reddit

BeetleB 3y ago

Kagi does that.

arcastroe 3y ago
Kagi requires an account to use, which is not great for privacy. I understand Kagi is generally reputable, but I like the idea of a self-hosted alternative where you're in full control.
lannisterstark 3y ago
I trust myself a bit more than I trust someone else to run my queries sadly. I understand that they claim to store no user data or associations etc, but honestly, it's just their word.
- BeetleB 3y ago
  > I understand that they claim to store no user data or associations etc, but honestly, it's just their word. My guess is that if they are found to do so, then they open themselves up to lawsuits. Not collecting data isn't merely a perk - it's practically the reason Kagi exists.
  - zelphirkalt 3y ago
    Even if not a lawsuit, people will judge it themselves and vote with their feet.
  - marginalia_nu 3y ago
    Another big reason not to keep this stuff is just the cost of dealing with requests from law enforcement. At some point you start getting them. If you don't have any logs you can just always say the princess is in another castle, since you can't provide data that doesn't exist. If on the other hand you do have the requested information, you need to determine the validity of the request, and then extract the data; or refuse to comply and possibly put yourself at legal risk. For a smaller business that's probably a can of worms you'd rather avoid opening.

dalf 3y ago

Disclaimer: I am one of the maintainers. The intent of SearXNG is to be stateless (with no sessions on the server) and to work without JavaScript. However, this approach limits certain features because of the restricted size of cookies (and other forms of browser storage require JavaScript).

arcastroe 3y ago
Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. Stateless is very good for privacy and I agree with that approach for a multi-user instance, (which I suppose is the most common use-case). I'm picturing more of an instance-wide configuration of domain blocks for a private, single-user, self-hosted instance. But I understand this may not be the intended use of the project.
- dalf 3y ago
  Global configuration for an instance: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/f1a148f53e9fbd10e95baa442b40327732259f25/searx/settings.yml#L230-L240 https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/f1a148f53e9fbd10e95b... https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/970 https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/970
  - arcastroe 2y ago
    That's great! Thank you for the links.

ThinkBeat 3y ago

Google used to do that, but then stopped. You can still do it manually by specifying by excluding them in (every) search you do,but the list can get along and it is far from a good user experience. Kagi has this feature built in and it is a good user experience. You can also use the uBlacklist browser plugin. My problem with that is that is slows everything down. I am not certain but I think all the works is done after the search is complete. That it filter the actual result. The two above limit it from ever being part of the result.