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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It still uses Bing (Microsoft) as its backend, as far as I can tell. I know they want to partner with Ecosia to build something less... USA-dependent but I doubt that will happen overnight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is there a better alternative? Seems like all the alternative search engine rely on Bing or Google anyway

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • Full EU search (not just a front-end): no idea.
  • EU front-end to US search engines, I would suggest Startpage as well as Qwant, I mean.
  • Independant and ad-free tracking-free innovative search engine but made in USA and also not free: Kagi. It's the one I've been using for almost two years, next to Qwant and to Startpage ;)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As stated in another comment

Startpage is owned by System1, an American Internet advertising company.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I did not know that. Thx!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mojeek is probably the closest thing right now to a normal-looking search engine that is completely independent from Google and Bing. UK based.

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