General@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml • 1 year agoWhich search engine do you use and why?message-squaremessage-square49 fedilinkarrow-up127
arrow-up127message-squareWhich search engine do you use and why?General@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml • 1 year agomessage-square49 Commentsfedilink
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear10·1 year agoI'd like to use SearXNG instances but they don't seem to be reliable enough, so I use Yandex to annoy the libs (bonus that they don't block Lemmygrad results from naturally appearing) linkfedilink
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear7·1 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. linkfedilink
minus-squareGeneral@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear2·1 year agoCan Yandex be added in SearXng? linkfedilink
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear4·1 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 linkfedilink
minus-squareImnecomrade@lemmygrad.mlhexbear3·edit-21 year agoIt's also good for finding torrents and free streaming services since other mainstream search engines like Google censor those results. linkfedilink
minus-squareGeneral@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear2·1 year agoReally? Oh! I might try it for those then! linkfedilink
I'd like to use SearXNG instances but they don't seem to be reliable enough, so I use Yandex to annoy the libs (bonus that they don't block Lemmygrad results from naturally appearing)
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.
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
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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!