• Jiral@lemmy.org
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    3 months ago

    Qwant is usable mostly. But like with all things in life, if you don’t want to compromise, you can’t have stuff.

    Qwant does use Bing API but it is having its own index and it is working on expanding it with the goal of becoming mostly or completely independent from. They have also joined forces with Ecosia (using both Bing and Google API besides their own efforts) to boost that process, so far with a focus on French and German searches. I don’t know how strong their work is on English content but if you are interested in a sovereign European search index, I think that is your answer, either Qwant or Ecosia. I don’t any other offer as ambitious in establishing that.

    https://betterweb.qwant.com/en/2024/11/08/ecosia-and-qwant-join-forces-to-develop-european-search-index/

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      3 months ago

      Wow, getting downvotes for merely stating facts. You don’t have to like either of the two services, or consider their search performance good. That’s not what my response was about. Maybe consider about giving criticism or arguments next time?

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        3 months ago

        This is not debate club. Nor is it the room for gloating about how you, like, totally touched a nerve by providing facts and logic, bro.

        Please enjoy your free trip to the egress.

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        3 months ago

        WOW DOWNVOTES

        you got 2 downvotes and no attention and threw a fucking tantrum, what is wrong with you