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For additional context, it's difficult to separate press releases by Kagi from the views of its founder, who has been criticized[0] for partnering with Yandex a

For additional context, it's difficult to separate press releases by Kagi from the views of its founder, who has been criticized[0] for partnering with Yandex after Russia invaded Ukraine, and for other statements involving politics and tech[1]. [0]: https://ioc.exchange/@troed/113311981054448887 https://ioc.exchange/@troed/113311981054448887 [1]: https://chaos.social/@scy/111704636274463611 https://chaos.social/@scy/111704636274463611

TiredOfLife 1y ago
Didn't know that. Kagi has been added to never touch pile.
arandomusername 1y ago
Is it partnership or do they just simply use yandex as a data-feed among many other sources? It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product.
- saubeidl 1y ago
  There is no such thing as being apolitical. "Just focusing on the product" is implicitly supporting the status quo.
  - arandomusername 1y ago
    Hope you don't use any Google/Amazon products or any product that uses Google/Amazon products then.
- Kbelicius 1y ago
  > It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product. What does waging wars and committing war crimes have to do with political correctness? Please help me understand. Besides, Kagi is heavily politicized, their moto is "humanize the web". Can't really see how one can be for humanizing the web when they have no problems financing regimes that dehumanize actual humans.
  - arandomusername 1y ago
    Yandex is connected to Russia's government similarly to how Google/Microsoft/Amazon/etc are connected to US's government, and perhaps Israel's government. Should he stop dealing with those companies too?
throw-the-towel 1y ago
That "politics and tech" thread made me trust Kagi more, not less.
polytely 1y ago
i honestly don't see much different between this and for example using windows whilst Microsoft is providing the compute that powers the ongoing genocide in Gaza. I Observe the BDS boycot by not giving MS money directly but avoiding all the companies that use Microsoft would be kinda ridiculous

TiredOfLife 1y ago

Didn't know that. Kagi has been added to never touch pile.

arandomusername 1y ago

Is it partnership or do they just simply use yandex as a data-feed among many other sources? It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product.

saubeidl 1y ago
There is no such thing as being apolitical. "Just focusing on the product" is implicitly supporting the status quo.
- arandomusername 1y ago
  Hope you don't use any Google/Amazon products or any product that uses Google/Amazon products then.
Kbelicius 1y ago
> It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product. What does waging wars and committing war crimes have to do with political correctness? Please help me understand. Besides, Kagi is heavily politicized, their moto is "humanize the web". Can't really see how one can be for humanizing the web when they have no problems financing regimes that dehumanize actual humans.
- arandomusername 1y ago
  Yandex is connected to Russia's government similarly to how Google/Microsoft/Amazon/etc are connected to US's government, and perhaps Israel's government. Should he stop dealing with those companies too?

throw-the-towel 1y ago

That "politics and tech" thread made me trust Kagi more, not less.

polytely 1y ago

i honestly don't see much different between this and for example using windows whilst Microsoft is providing the compute that powers the ongoing genocide in Gaza. I Observe the BDS boycot by not giving MS money directly but avoiding all the companies that use Microsoft would be kinda ridiculous