points by mapontosevenths 4 days ago | 0 comments
Kagi depends on Google's search API still. So they get paid either way, I guess.
I do sort of wonder how much longer Googles search API will even be a thing. They clearly have no interest in running a search engine anymore and are becoming actively hostile to the open web.
[–] EA-3167 4 days ago
[–] alex1138 4 days ago
Annoyingly though, Reddit which apparently has some fucking stupid exclusivity agreement, results, are still a lot of the time found on Google, not even with Kagi using Google's API
[–] Terr_ 4 days ago
And then you click and it takes you to a page where all relevant comments are pre-hidden, and soon you'll have to log in to (not) see it...
[–] georgel 4 days ago
With the quality of content on Reddit in recent years, I think you are better off not opening the site. The good ol' days where "some topic" +reddit have been long gone.
[–] alex1138 4 days ago
It's the most centralized decentralized thing. "Most real place on the internet"? Please. The site bans you. Subreddit mods ban you. Subreddit mods collude/have the same ones per subreddit
There was a period of time where even posting in r/lockdownskepticism would get you banned from (I'm making this up, I don't have the list. the point is it's like all the mainstream subs) r/funny r/pics etc etc
[–] nativeit 4 days ago
Turning off Reddit sounds like a feature…especially as it’s being overrun with “SEO specialists” hocking their shitty, meaningless wares.
Free, terrible ad-riddled and essentially broken
Paid, you are the customer not the product.