MadeInDex 📰🌎

Why doesn't #Tor use an #opensource #searchengine such as #searx by default?

Does a pretty good job & has 80+ instances available at:

https://searx.space/ 😀

That should ensure a better uptime & reliability than #duckduckgo & of course - way better everything - than #bing 👍

More about it at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx

@torproject

#torbrowser #metasearchengine #search #torproject #software #ddg #program #metasearch #privacy #searxng #free

SearXNG instances

Online and offline instances

May 23, 2024 at 5:18pmWeb
Show threadFredMay 23, 2024
@madeindex
Tell me more about searx's rewards program. What rewards can you get?
Show threadMadeInDex 📰🌎May 23, 2024

@505fred
It's #free & #opensource - don't think something like that exists, you could start your own instance with rewards though 😀

https://github.com/searx/searx
https://github.com/searxng/searxng

GitHub - searx/searx: Privacy-respecting metasearch engine

Privacy-respecting metasearch engine. Contribute to searx/searx development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadStephanie 🎀May 23, 2024
@madeindex @torproject I just used one of the instances with a test search of “ribbons and bows”, and actually got a longtime question answered! I’ve been wondering about the history of bows for quite some time 😊🎀
Show threadtuxmainOct 11, 2024
@madeindex SearX is good for individual installs (I'm using it everyday), but as a default for a widely used software it would kill the chosen instance (or make it banned by the search providers).
Hence it would require manual instance selection from trusted people (or a more complex decentralized reputation mechanism), load balancing, etc.
There are projects of search engine using open or distributed indexers (Stract, Pearsproject, meta-press) but it's more experimental.
Show threadMadeInDex 📰🌎Oct 12, 2024

@tuxmain Thank you for explaining :)

#Stract seems incredibly fast, & @pears sounds like a great project + is even on the #fediverse! 👍

Couldn't find meta-press 🤷

Excited to see some #opensource #search alternatives to #Bing & #Google! 😊

Show threadLautreG, souvent dans la LuneOct 12, 2024

@madeindex @CyborgHT @tuxmain @pears

Meta press is here:
@metapress
It's a great tools.

Show threadMadeInDex 📰🌎Oct 12, 2024

@lautreg

Thank you :)