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cyberotter | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Best search engine by a lot. Really makes quitting the progressively enshittyfied Google Search easy to quit!
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fiatjaf | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 But how do they do it?
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elsat | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Reading their github they focus on the “small web”, whereas google weighs heavily cerified psy-op and fact-checked “authoritative” websites. 

Seems kagi is going for more long tail organic info. 

Also noticed they like to surface new content <7 days old. 

Sounds like a nostr feed.
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cyberotter | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +7 
 - They have their own Index, and don't just rebrand Google or Bing search (but they also consider other indexes for some results)
- They have Stephen Wolfram on their board and are integrating Wolfram Alpha in their search results
- They have no incentives to show you enshittyfied content (ads, sponsored content, affiliate links, SEO bullcrap) as they have a classical subcription model instead of data based one.
- They filter out sites with a lot of trackers and ads (20+)
- They boost pages from the "small web"
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⚡₿it₿y₿it⚡ | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Their search customization options are a plus as well