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Re:Kagi Search for Everyone by expedited123 on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:07AM (#50390424)
Not true. 1. They actually do the things they claim, check their transparency reports. 2. They use Google / Bing. That's true. But they partnered with Qwant and launched an European index (EUSP), and it's pretty good. They're starting to roll it out, but you can use the index yourself via API.

Still better than using Google directly.

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Re:Kagi Search for Everyone by wolvoleo on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:15AM (#50390483)
They do plant some trees but it's really quite minimal. Just the idea that watching some ads in a search engine can fix the world, that's the problem I'm having an issue with. That's exactly what greenwashing is.
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Re:Kagi Search for Everyone by expedited123 on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:43AM (#50390694)
> Just the idea that watching some ads in a search engine can fix the world, that's the problem I'm having an issue with.

I agree with you, it won't change the world. But again I think it's mainly just marketing. They do what they claim and they do seem to care about actually making a difference and are somewhat consistent with their efforts so I wouldn't call that "greenwashing". I don't think their efforts are minimal but what do I know about planting trees and stuff. You can check their youtube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/@Ecosia/videos

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