The real problem is our inability to make a corporation-independent alternative. It is impossible to “fix” Google, so we must work in the self-sufficiency direction.
Partially, I think. There is an joint venture on creating an independent European search infrastructure. I have heard Qwant using it for the French market but not sure about other regions.
The real problem is our inability to make a corporation-independent alternative. It is impossible to “fix” Google, so we must work in the self-sufficiency direction.
I think it’s less a matter of making them as it is about getting people to use them.
Half of these are fairly big projects, both the making and the maintenance of.
So there needs to be a sizable amount of people actually using the products to make it worth the effort.
With the exception of YouTube and maybe android, all seems to have a suitable alternative.
Search engine? If I remember correctly, Duck is still just an aggregator.
Qwant has its own indexer now irc
I am actually using Qwant, but thought they relied on Bing?
Did that change?
Partially, I think. There is an joint venture on creating an independent European search infrastructure. I have heard Qwant using it for the French market but not sure about other regions.
Article (French):
https://www.clubic.com/actualite-568917-l-alliance-qwant-ecosia-se-concretise-avec-une-premiere-brique-independante-de-google-et-microsoft.html