NiléaneJan 5, 2024

Huge yikes.

Kagi is now partnering with Brave to power its search results — and they seem to be dismissing their users’ concerns regarding this partnership with a company that’s notorious for being led by a proud anti gay rights supporter.

Just as I’ve consistently advised against using Brave’s products, I now advise against using Kagi as long as it contributes to a homophobic business.

There can be no neutral politics when it comes to people’s rights and lives.

https://kagifeedback.org/d/2808-reconsider-your-partnership-with-brave

Show threadNiléaneJan 5, 2024

What a disappointment.

I was genuinely enthusiastic about Kagi. I've been using the service for about a month, and I would have gladly continued my subscription for what I thought was a great product.

But there's no way I'm letting any more of my money go to them if they're perfectly aware that there's a chance it could end up in the accounts of those who actively fight to have me stripped of my rights.

Show threadNiléaneJan 5, 2024

Here’s a couple of screenshots from the forum thread since it seems to be down at the moment.

1st screenshot is the initial post from a user expressing their concerns.

2nd and 3rd screenshots are responses from the Kagi team.

Show threadsotolf
@nileane that arguement about javascript is so weird, as if Brendon Eich get's royalties every time you start an interpreter or something.
Jan 5, 2024 at 11:20pmWeb
Show threadPepper1700 Jan 5, 2024
@sotolf @nileane Also he only invented it because Netscape demanded it, and ot was Netscape that demanded a Java-like syntax because Java was a shiny new thing. Not to mention web scripting was the logical evolution of the web, if not him, than another Netscape or Microsoft employee would have invented a scripting language for browser.
Show threadsotolfJan 6, 2024
@pepper1700 @nileane that too yeah, and it's a pretty horrible language anyway, just using that as an arguement is so weird, it's like they think it's about us wanting to hurt the gu. we don't, we just want to reduce his capability to hurt people in any way we can.