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Most alternative search engines are backed by either Google or Bing. Some have their own indexes as well, but it's rare to see a fully independent search engin
by marginalia_nu 2y ago
Most alternative search engines are backed by either Google or Bing. Some have their own indexes as well, but it's rare to see a fully independent search engine.
- biglyburrito 2y agoKagi is indie & works just fine, because it doesn't leverage either Google or Bing. IMO it works as well as Google used to, back when it didn't serve up SEO-tuned garbage or straight-up malware sites in its first pages. https://kagi.com https://kagi.com
- marginalia_nu 2y agoThat isn't true at all, it uses a bunch of different providers (including my own search engine). "Our search results also include anonymized API calls to all major search result providers worldwide" - https://help.kagi.com/kagi/search-details/search-sources.html https://help.kagi.com/kagi/search-details/search-sources.htm...