This is true. Although the curation is minimal and while bing isn't the only source its the main source.

Feel free to compare the results of a ddg search and bing search.

Ecosia uses both but they do use the bing ads system

Doesn't startpage use google, though? Wouldn't it still be affected?

I will try searxng/brave, thank you

Thanks! I think i'm set on searxng + some other stuff i'd like to try.

https://leta.mullvad.net/ uses Brave or Google

thanks for this one. i'm currently trying out their encrypted and adblocking dns on the hotspot i set up on dietpi to isolate 'streaming' devices, comparing its effectiveness to pihole and adguard home.

I've heard of it before but never dug into it, will do. Thanks

Thanks for the recommendation!

+1 i have my own searxng instance on my lan that I access via my headscale VPN setup. Love it.

FWIW the founder of Kagi is adamant that subscribers must accept part of the subscruption money being sent to Russia (Yandex, fully govt-controlled) and has refused all attempts at excluding it. When questions started appearing he even tried claiming Yandex isn't even russian.

I'll give the trial a go, thank you for the recommendation

I swapped to Kagi this month. It's refreshing. I'll probably end up on the $10/month plan. They also have a library pilot program I'm trying to get my academic library to look into.

And is owned by an ad company afaik

I guess you are supporting my assertion?

More like 97% addressing and countering censorship. Other than the remaining 3% that undeservedly strokes my ego I personally have nothing to gain by promoting the site in itself; no ads, no tracking, no donations.

I was simply surprised and disgusted by search results being censored on DDG and Qwant and thought others would like to know this too.

You people are annoying as fuck. Just stick with Google/Bing (USA, lol) or their surrogates (DDG, Qwant...) then, and keep complaining about not finding piracy-related results.