Re:Google Alternatives
by abecedarius on Friday December 11, 2020 @12:18PM
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Odd: I just checked, and /r/conspiracy was top of the list on both. (I'm not logged into my Google account.)
OTOH I can confirm Google did not show /r/donaldtrump in the first page for "reddit donald trump" (no quotes), while it's the first result on DDG.
Maybe it's just a joke by Google? Showing a reddit conspiracy ( no results for /r/conspiracy ) if somebody searchs for 'reddit conspiracy'.
Re:Google Alternatives
by kkoncevicius on Friday December 11, 2020 @05:08AM
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That would be funny, but there are other examples like that. Pick any community towards the "right" and you will probably get the same result. i.e. search 'reddit dark enlightenment'
Again first result on DDG, no result on Google.
Re:Google Alternatives
by speedgoose on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:10AM
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I checked Wikipedia : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
It's a bit more than "towards the right" IMHO. I don't mind this reddit community being ignored by Google Search.
Re:Google Alternatives
by kkoncevicius on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:55AM
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Well, another one - 'donald trump reddit'.
Re:Google Alternatives
by speedgoose on Friday December 11, 2020 @07:10AM
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I get results about the subreddit the_donald, which has been deleted by reddit.
Re:Google Alternatives
by kkoncevicius on Friday December 11, 2020 @07:13AM
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For me:
Google: No reddit entry, with "The_Donald" entry from Wikipedia
DDG: /r/donaldtrump, /r/donald_trump, /r/AskTrumpSupporters as first 3 results.
Maybe google just don't like reddit (or.. online forum)?
Try 'biden reddit'
Re:Google Alternatives
by kkoncevicius on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:49AM
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Biden doesn't return results on google, which is interesting. But it doesn't seem to be because google doesn't like reddit. It typically returns results even for niche sub-reddits.
"reddit sorcery of the spectacle" works, for example.
However "reddit married red pill" doesn't (works on DDG).
There must be some kind of censoring going on. Maybe Donald Trump and Biden are somehow influenced by elections. But this wouldn't explain the others.
DDG: /r/conspiracy at the top of the list - first result
Google: nowhere to be seen
Makes me wonder what else they are not showing.