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submitted 9 months ago by spez@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

I think as the community grows, more search engines will start including us!

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[-] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago

yeah but its, like, 5 bucks a month /:

[-] macattack@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

SearXNG has a the same functionality as well for free:

You can self-host it or use one of the publicly available instances.

[-] spez@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

That's great! I had no idea you could specifically search for lemmy content in search engines (albeit niche).

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I wasn’t able to find an option to use Lemmy search an several public instances. Do you know an instance that supports this?

[-] macattack@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I am self hosting my version so that is where my screenshot came from.

If I were looking for a public instance to use that has this functionality, I'd look to some of the European hosts as they are less likely to use Reddit as their de facto platform relative to Americans

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Does self-hosting with those extensions require a lot of system resources?

[-] macattack@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Not in my experience. I am running a docker container and it is one of +10 containers running on my server which is basically a laptop from a few years ago. So far no issues.

[-] Steve@communick.news 5 points 9 months ago

That's why all the top results on every search are actual results, instead of a bunch of ads.
Totally worth it.

[-] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm struggling with kagi because I do notike my searches tied to an account/profile (a paid CC and name and address etc.)

I like kagi but this is making me want to cancel my membership. Thoughts?

[-] Steve@communick.news 5 points 9 months ago

They don't keep a search history. Your searches aren't tied to anything, because they aren't even saved. They don't have any reason to save them since they aren't selling any targeted ads.

[-] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

This was my understanding as well. It's the point of paying. However , it is just "trust me bro" right? It's not like they've been audited for not storing user data? Even just basic logging too could hold user info. Honestly no idea with paid search engines, I know so little.

[-] HKayn@dormi.zone 5 points 9 months ago

What incentive would they have to betray your trust?

[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago
[-] Steve@communick.news 4 points 9 months ago

Until their users found out.

[-] Steve@communick.news 3 points 9 months ago

Even an audit is really just someone else saying "trust me bro". You have some level of trust.

[-] idefix@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

It's always the same story: are confident are you that this is true?

[-] Steve@communick.news 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My confidence is inversely proportional to any evidence you have to the contrary.

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024
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