General@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year agoWhich search engine do you use and why?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down12
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareWhich search engine do you use and why?General@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMostly because they’re based in Russia to be honest so they don’t filter out “Russian propaganda” I know they’re tracking though. I’ll happily switch if I could find an engine that doesn’t track and is reliable.
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s a good point. The website doesn’t indicate it searches Yandex, but perhaps there is an instance that does since it’s open-source and all
minus-squareImnecomrade@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoIt’s also good for finding torrents and free streaming services since other mainstream search engines like Google censor those results.
minus-squareGeneral@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoReally? Oh! I might try it for those then!
Why Yandex particularly?
Mostly because they’re based in Russia to be honest so they don’t filter out “Russian propaganda”
I know they’re tracking though. I’ll happily switch if I could find an engine that doesn’t track and is reliable.
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Can Yandex be added in SearXng?
That’s a good point. The website doesn’t indicate it searches Yandex, but perhaps there is an instance that does since it’s open-source and all
It’s also good for finding torrents and free streaming services since other mainstream search engines like Google censor those results.
Really? Oh! I might try it for those then!