#Google is so deep in #enshittification that I begin to believe in pure intent.
#Searching for a special moss, they give me links for the US Marine Corps, AI-generated ugliest wallpaper, and vegan fast food shops. Nothing contains moss.
But it's not only Google! #Ecosia is more on the vegan-esoteric beauty side while #Qwant throws military weapons. No moss either.
The intent? Making people stupid. Then you can better fill them up with #propaganda and #FakeNews. We need #knowledge attacks!
Ihr müsst nur einmal auf euren Geräten die Standardsuchmaschine ändern.
@RichardJMurphy #google now stops with other countries #domainnames then .com it Will Send traffic to the #usa. The Reading they could local search handel better. I think so they have not to comply with #eu laws and could censor easy all google searches worlwide and bowing thu #trump search #qwant or #ecosia are Some alternatives. #degoogle
Are you taking steps to avoid being tracked online? A private browser is a must, along with a private search engine.
European & Scandinavian alternatives: @Vivaldi 
#Opera
@mullvadnet 
European search engines 
Czech Republic 
#Seznamcz https://www.seznam.cz
France 
#Qwant https://www.qwant.com
#Karma https://karmasearch.org
#Lilo https://www.lilo.org
#ZoTop https://zotop.fr
Germany 
#Ecosia https://www.ecosia.org
#Metager https://metager.org
#Fireball https://fireball.com
#Ghostery https://ghosterysearch.com
#GoodSearch https://good-search.org
#Monocles https://monocles.eu
Scandinavia 
#Leta https://leta.mullvad.net
#Stract https://stract.com
#Marginalia https://marginalia-search.com
Switzerland 
#Swisscows https://www.swisscows.com
#Etools https://www.etools.ch
UK 
#Mojeek https://www.mojeek.com
#Oscobo https://www.oscobo.com
Which non-big tech search engine do you use and why? #search #searchengine #ecosia #qwant #kagi #duckduckgo #mojeek #brave
Ugh, I noticed that Ecosia’s results got considerably worse recently. Then now I want to check and they’re now grabbing results from Google instead of Bing. Their Help page says I should have a config to choose if I want Google or Bing, but I don’t.
The Google results are fucking awful, wtf. Wtf happened to google in the last few years, that’s wild.
Alternativen zur Google Suche
Vielen fällt der Umstieg auf andere Suchmaschinen schwer und ich verstehe das Problem nicht.
https://kaffeeringe.de/2025/03/27/alternativen-zur-google-suche/
Signal and Telegram messaging. #Signal #Telegram
Bolt for ride-hailing services. #Bolt
Vivaldi and Librewolf for privacy-focused browsing. #Vivaldi #Librewolf
Ecosia for environmentally friendly searches. #Ecosia
OpenWeather for open-source weather information. #OpenWeather
My DeGoogle Journey is going great so far!
Moving away from Google and big tech has been both fun and surprisingly easy. Here are some of the recent switches I’ve made:
Gmail → Proton Mail
Google Drive → Proton Drive
Chrome → Vivaldi Google Search → Ecosia
Google Home → Home Assistant
FB Messenger → Signal
ChatGPT → LeChat (Mistral AI)
For streaming, I’m exploring ArteTV alongside other free Scandinavian services.
I’m also looking into Plex as a long-term alternative. Seems like I’ll need a NAS for that—any recommendations?
Do you use Plex? Please share your tips and experiences.
@doktorlond Is it true that #ecosia and #qwant may join forces?
I recently switched from #ecosia to #duckduckgo - but I find I have to switch back to avoid getting #ai stuffed in my throat!
I've disabled ai feature several times but they keep being switched back. #wtf !
Joining the #European #propaganda team. Here you go: a short guide on how to become a digitally sovereign European citizen.
Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell Ecosia (2018) — https://blog.ecosia.org/trees-not-profits/
#HackerNews #Trees #Ecosia #Sustainability #TechForGood #EnvironmentalImpact
だとしても、個人・企業だれでも Web サイト・ページを公開でき、インターネット環境とブラウザがあればそこにだれでもアクセスできる、という場所として Web という場所は残っていてほしいなあ。。そこが自分のようなインターネット老人会員みたいな人と AI ボットしかいない場所だとしても。
これまでよりも人間が Web ページを直接見なくなるのだとして、それはそこに居る人間の数が減るという意味では Web にとって良いことではないのかもしれないけど、
#Google の検索結果に表示されなければ Web 上に存在しないのと同義、みたいなこれまでの状況もそれはそれで歪（いびつ）な気がしていた。
そういう Google みたいな検索エンジンが Web のゲートキーパーみたいな存在として力を持ちすぎてることに対して、たとえば #Ecosia と #Qwant が共同で立ち上げた #EUSP とかがあるんだと思うし、これはこれで頑張って欲しいと思うけど
https://wired.jp/article/ecosia-qwant-eusp-take-on-google-search-index/
こういう正面からの対抗策よりも AI が検索エンジンというものをぶっ壊ーす！というほうが先にきてしまうのかもしれないとも思う。
After some reading and thoughts, I have refreshed my ~15 years old browser + search engine setup. And the winners are @Vivaldi and Ecosia (and a note on @Qwant).
As a Netscape/Mozilla user, I can't remember when I became a Firefox user but really early on. All this time it has been my browser for everything (first) and then for personal use (see below). I have collected stickers, I have met Mozilla Foundation staff, and I even applied a long time ago. +
So, to kick off our interview series, let's dive in with Christian Kroll, the big boss over at Ecosia. This cool German search engine actually plants a tree each time someone uses their search engine.
It's a really nice interview where Kroll chats fluently in German, French and English with Ecosia users and employees, and answers all kinds of questions about the company.
You can also check out the Ecosia channel on YouTube, where you'll find loads of videos of tree-planting all over the world.
It's an incredible project and a very interesting concept. Let's hope they keep innovating... and planting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJA-gHFCVo
Open a tab and start searching! https://www.ecosia.com
#ecosia #searchengine #europeanalternatives #interview
Luana
