https://michaelsuede.substack.com/p/search-engine-censorship-test-results Michael's Religion of Common Sense SubscribeSign in Share this post Search Engine Censorship Test Results: Find Out Which Search Engine Is The Least Censored michaelsuede.substack.com Copy link Twitter Facebook Email Search Engine Censorship Test Results: Find Out Which Search Engine Is The Least Censored Michael Suede 5 [https] 16 hr ago [https] After hearing the unfortunate news that DuckDuckGo had deranked The Gateway Pundit from its search results, and announcing that it was going to start censoring "Russian disinformation", I decided to test some alternative search engines to see how they compared against Google and Bing results. The results were pretty shocking to me. Here's a summary grid showing the highlights, but it's worth reading the test results because this snapshot doesn't tell the whole story. * Google: passed 2 out of 10 tests. * Bing: passed 7 out of 10 tests. * DuckDuckGo: passed 5 out of 10 tests. * Qwant: passed 5 out of 10 tests. * Startpage: passed 1 out of 10 tests. * Mojeek: passed 6 out of 10 tests. * Yandex: passed 9 out of 10 tests. The clear winner, by a MASSIVE margin, was Yandex. Not only did it pass the tests, it passed them with the highest quality results out of any of the search engines. I found Bing, DuckDuckGo, Qwant and Mojeek managed to squeak by with poor quality results. It's almost as if they just delisted or deranked the major conservative news sites, but didn't want to return MSM sources because they knew the query terms didn't fit the MSM narrative, so all they had left to serve me were obscure sites. I also tried out the search engine Dogpile separately, which got roughly the same results as Qwant. It's not nearly as good as Yandex. You can set Yandex as your default search engine in the Brave browser by going to the Settings - Search Engine - Manage Search Engines, then hitting the "add" button and entering "Yandex" in the search engine field, ":y" in the keyword and "https://yandex.com/search/? text=%s&lr=20765&lang=en" in the search URL field, then selecting the entry and setting it as the "default" which will add it to the search engine list. The tests I ran and results are listed below. Keep in mind that your results may vary from mine because some search engines track your preferences, search history and location to customize your results. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Results for "Russia Today" - does RT show up on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+today * yes - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=russia+today * yes - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=russia+today&t=brave&ia=web * no - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=russia+today&source=web * yes - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=russia+today&t=web * no - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=Russia+Today * yes - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=russia+today&lr=20765 * yes - Yandex Results for "Russian news" - does RT show up on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+news * no - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=Russian+news * yes - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=russian+news&t=h_&ia=web * no - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=russian+news&source=web * no - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=russian+news&t=web * no - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=Russian+news * no - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=russian+news&lr=20765 * yes - Yandex Results for "Veritas" - does Project Veritas show up on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q=veritas * no - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=veritas * yes - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=veritas&t=h_&ia=web * yes - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=veritas&source=web * Yes, but last result out of 20 - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=veritas&t=web * yes - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=veritas * yes - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=veritas&lr=20765 * yes - Yandex Results for "gateway" - does Gateway Pundit show up on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q=gateway * no - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=gateway * no - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gateway&t=h_&ia=web * no - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=gateway&source=web * yes - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=gateway&t=web * no - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=gateway * yes - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=gateway&lr=20765 * yes - Yandex Results for "Ukraine biolabs" - Were at least 5 alt-media sources displayed on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q=ukraine+biolabs * no, 0, but they did include a TASS (Russian news) story - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=ukraine%20biolabs * yes, 6 - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ukraine+biolabs&t=h_&ia=web * yes, 6 - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=ukraine+biolabs&source=web * no, 2 - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=ukraine+biolabs&t=web * yes, 7 - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no, 0 - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=ukraine+biolabs * yes, 8, but sources were very obscure - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=ukraine+biolabs&lr=20765 * yes, 5, good results, included Infowars, Gateway, TASS and RT articles, no other engine did this - Yandex Results for "CONFIRMED: Obama Began Biolab Agreements in Ukraine As Early As 2005 As Senator", a random 6 hour old Infowars Headline. Was the Infowars article listed in the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator * yes (shocking) - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q= CONFIRMED%3A%20Obama%20Began%20Biolab%20Agreements%20in%20Ukraine%20As%20Early%20As%202005%20As%20Senator &qs=ds&form=QBRE * no - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator &t=h_&ia=web * no - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator &source=web * no, but a different Infowars article was listed - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator &t=web * no - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * yes, first listing - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator * no - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text= CONFIRMED%3A+Obama+Began+Biolab+Agreements+in+Ukraine+As+Early+As+2005+As+Senator &lr=20765 * yes, first listing - Yandex Results for "So here is my 'assuming best intention' current 'working hypothesis' concerning this hot mess", a header quotation from a 6 hour old Dr. Robert Malone Substack article on the Ukraine biolabs. Was the Substack article returned on the first page of results? * https://www.google.com/search?q= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess * no - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q= So%20here%20is%20my%20%22assuming%20best%20intention%22%20current%20%22working%20hypothesis%22%20concerning%20this%20hot%20mess &qs=n&form=QBRE&=%25eManage%20Your%20Search%20History%25E * yes - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess &t=h_&ia=web * yes - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess &source=web * yes - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess &t=web * yes - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess * no - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text= So+here+is+my+%22assuming+best+intention%22+current+%22working+hypothesis%22+concerning+this+hot+mess &lr=20765 * yes, only article returned - Yandex Results for "Why did Russia invade Ukraine? 2022" - was at least one objective news story returned on the first page that included the reasons laid out in Putin's invasion speech? * No search engine, not even the Russian based Yandex, returned an objective article that included the reasons laid out in Putin's invasion speech. Mojeek probably did the best since it only returned one mainstream western news source, while including results from various obscure Indian sources that are somewhat less biased than Western media. The level of disinformation I observed for this test was terrifying. Based on what I saw, I don't believe it is possible for an uninformed person to learn the actual reasons Russia invaded from a web search on any search engine. Results for "evidence of election fraud 2020" - at least 5 results showing major election fraud took place. * https://www.google.com/search?q=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020 * no, 1 - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q= evidence%20of%20election%20fraud%202020 * yes, 8, obscure sources - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020&t=h_&ia =web * yes, 8, obscure sources - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020 &source=web * no, 2 - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020&t=web * yes, 8, obscure sources - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no, 2 - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020 * yes, 9, not a single MSM article was returned, very obscure sources - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=evidence+of+election+fraud+2020& lr=20765 * yes, 14 - excellent sources, including NYPost, American Thinker, and Gateway - Yandex Results for "vaccine deaths" - at least 5 results providing information on the number of deaths attributed to vaccines. * https://www.google.com/search?q=vaccine+deaths * no, 1 (CDC propaganda site) - Google * https://www.bing.com/search?q=vaccine+deaths * yes, 7 but most of these were spin propaganda or poor quality - Bing * https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vaccine+deaths&t=h_&ia=coronavirus * yes, 7 but most of these were spin propaganda or poor quality - DuckDuckGo * https://search.brave.com/search?q=vaccine+deaths&source=web * no, 2 useless articles - Brave * https://www.qwant.com/?q=vaccine+deaths&t=web * yes, 5 but most of these were spin propaganda or poor quality - Qwant * https://www.startpage.com/sp/search * no, 1 a CDC site - Startpage * https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=vaccine+deaths * yes, 6 - Mojeek * https://yandex.com/search/?text=vaccine+deaths&lr=20765 * yes, 10 all super high quality sources - Yandex 5 Share [https] [ ] Create your profile [ ] Your name[ ]Your bio[ ] [ ][ ] Subscribe to the newsletter 0 subscriptions will be displayed on your profile (edit) Skip for now Save & Post Comment Only paid subscribers can comment on this post Subscribe Already a paid subscriber? Sign in Check your email For your security, we need to re-authenticate you. Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in. Anonymous 7 hr agoLiked by Michael Suede Strangely, I got different results with the identical [https] queries. Maybe there's location-dependent or cookie-dependent filtering that's happening? Expand full comment ReplyGive gift 1 reply by Michael Suede JdL 7 hr agoLiked by Michael Suede Thanks so much for doing this! I'll check out what else [https] you're posting. And bye bye Duck, hello Yandex. Expand full comment ReplyGive gift 3 more comments... TopNewCommunity No posts Ready for more? [ ]Subscribe (c) 2022 Public Domain - Michael Suede Privacy [?] Terms [?] Collection notice Publish on Substack Substack is the home for great writing This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts