Re:Bing contract prohibits DuckDuckGo from completely blocki...
by x32n23nr on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:57AM
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Qwant is also using Microsoft's Bing Search API.
"Qwant uses different programming interfaces such as those of Microsoft Bing, Twitter, YouTube, or iTunes" -- https://about.qwant.com/en/legal/classement/
Re:Bing contract prohibits DuckDuckGo from completely blocki...
by maverick74 on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:27PM
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WT...?!?!? I was not aware of this!!!
Is Gigablast, really, the only "alternative"?!?!?! (in the meanwhile, since there is no advantage, i'll be back to DDG....... for the time being...)
Still, my point remains: we could, at least, have a version of DDG that would only use it's own index!!!
Isn't that possible? (I would be using it!!!)
Re:Bing contract prohibits DuckDuckGo from completely blocki...
by ColinHayhurst on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @01:01PM
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Mojeek - totally independent, no-tracking; but I'm biased.
Independent take: https://seirdy.one/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexe...
But what i would REALLY like to see on DDG (beside it becoming fully OpenSource - someday) was having it taking the step of not relying on Bing.
That is a terrible shadow over you.
You should embrace the momentum you're having and step up and do your own thing. Your own index. Yes, you have to build/rely on others such as wikipedia... naturally
But please... NOT on big tech!!!
Or one day, someone else will get there and eat your lunch (Honestly, Qwant is a great alternative that apparently does not rely on big tech)
I maybe wrong, but i think this is what everyone one wishes from DDG!!! I believe everyone wants DDG free from Big Tech
(but everyone is free to correct me).