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(DIR) Post #ATCjvQ59EYYNW0ILpY by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T22:59:21Z
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1. DuckDuckGo: Perhaps the most well-known search engine in this list among English speakers. It claims to be “privacy focused” and has far fewer and far less intrusive ads than the big three (Google/Bing/Yahoo!) and features “Bang shortcuts” which allow you to start your search with a ! followed by a short, easy-to-remember code to forward it to another site like Wikipedia or Netflix.https://duckduckgo.com/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvQjumzABYRMuNE by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T23:11:50Z
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2. searx: This is a more complicated recommendation than any others in this list because it is more like Mastodon. Volunteers self-host their own instance and you can even host your own if you like! It forwards search terms to other search engines and returns their results. The features and results will vary slightly based on the specific instance you use, but check out searx.space to find one you like.https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvRVPwNA1vlaqPo by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T23:19:59Z
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3. Lets Search!: This search engine might be a bit overwhelming at first because it is by far the most technically complicated to use out of what I am going to recommend here. It technically is not a search engine of its own, but a search term generator that allows you to use advanced search featurs of various pre-existing search engines.https://letssearch.org/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvSIgzAZmOaeCDg by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T23:28:00Z
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4. Yandex: While most people in many parts of the world are unfamiliar with it, this is the most popular search engine in Russia and the CIS. It is designed to be competitive with Google and in some regards have technically superior offerings, particularly their language translation service and their reverse image search service.https://yandex.com/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvSw2cs3GMd3cYK by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T23:41:57Z
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5. Mail.ru: This search engine got its start as an alternative frontend to Google for Russian speakers and run by VKontakte, but later would switch to Yandex before starting their own search engine. The search engine results are respectable, performing notably better than larger search engines when searching for content and services which might not respect intellectual property laws in all jurisdictions.https://go.mail.ru/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvTSIgvr7yg9Npo by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-06T23:47:58Z
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6. Baidu: While it seems to rarely be used outside of China, Baidu processes roughly 75% of all web searches within China. Similarly to Mail.ru, Baidu does not provide an English-language interface, but it takes an extremely relaxed stance on providing results to potentially copyright-infringing content. https://www.baidu.com/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvU1kZ8DDkcjh5c by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-07T00:02:32Z
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7. r0.ru: Also known as Rambler, this is yet another tool for searching for content that may be of particular use to those seeking a less-filtered, Russian-language search engine, but do not wish to use the Yandex- or VK-owned alternatives due to their heavy integration with AI services or perhaps are offput by their status as large tech corporations.https://r0.ru/
(DIR) Post #ATCjvV3YjtFmwWaeY4 by slightlyflightyone@mastodon.sergal.org
2023-02-07T00:11:12Z
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8. Ecosia: While their results are certainly perfectly fine, this search engine is particularly interesting from a pro-social and ecological perspective. They share their revenue with tree-planting organizations and maintains public transparency with regard to their revenue and spending. They also claim to be privacy-focused and are located in Germany, notable for its fairly strong Internet privacy laws.https://www.ecosia.org/