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[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is a necessary reminder that Ecosia is a scam:

they don't "plant trees" but rather contribute very little amounts to existing programmes
"Every search plants a tree" is a lie. It's not every search, but rather every couple clicks on an ad
They use Bing results making them useless

If you're using Ecosia with an adblocker or knowingly skip over sponsored results then you are NOT in any way contributing to the tree-planting

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 4 points 9 months ago

I think your second and third point are well known or at least easily conceivable, but where did you get your first point from? Plain curiosity

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info -1 points 9 months ago

their own blog

[-] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

How many have you planted?

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