I remember when a search engine would return over 1 million different hits - now it's mostly dead internet theory (the same 'sponsored links' fill the search page and it loops back to repeat after several pages).
Google only returns about 200 results - despite it's bullshit on the first page. Doesn't matter what you search for - you'll never be allowed to see more than that.
Yandex is of Russian origin so they have no horse in that race. Meanwhile, Russians are complaining that their search engine is actively censoring opposition and recommending Google to each other.
Sometimes it's good to see the news of the other side. It makes perfect sense for Americans to use Yandex and for Russians to use Google if they want to escape the bubble planned for them.
I was looking for documentation about a local elections that was rerun a few years ago because ostensibly some absentee ballots were counted after a deadline. Only yandex could find it. Bing, google brave just didn't have any hits.
This is absolutely true, unfortunately. Russia's Google is the only search engine worth using.
Best example - it's literally impossible to find Mr. Robot's S2E2 scene "You can't have the CON without the CONFIDENCE", if you search any American search engine or even searching Youtube itself.. but the entire first page of Yandex search results finds the video.
If I want to find a torrent I use a torrent website. If I want to find an ebook I use an ebook website. If I want to find a tv show I use a tv show website.
One could use google to find a video piracy website, perhaps with the web search 'video piracy guide'.
Agreed. I use yandex.eu for english search (because .com is blocked). I remember when google destroyed all other search and produced results that were both relevant and useful. Now it's totally useless, broken beyond usability. Even for run of the mill tech questions
unfortunately, yandex is the only source. the real source if you want to find non biased content. like i said in another thread we are the new soviets now. silicon valley went mad with the censorship and what really strikes me is that westerners take up in the fucking ass
at least the old people that lived in the soviet union knew when pravda and izvestia and other party media were spewing bullshit.
westerners believe the lies and accept the censorship with pleasure.
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Even beyond forbidden stuff, it actually searches the web. Google went all in on the "authority" score. Now it only links to stackoverflow, reddit, and WaPo/CNN/nShit. So I don't even think they bother to index a lot of the internet. Why? If you aren't going to link to it.
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Brave search is like a sad parody of google. Where any useful hit is removed.
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Doesn't matter what you search for - you'll never be allowed to see more than that.
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Only yandex could find it.
Bing, google brave just didn't have any hits.
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[ + ] FuckShitJesus
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Best example - it's literally impossible to find Mr. Robot's S2E2 scene "You can't have the CON without the CONFIDENCE", if you search any American search engine or even searching Youtube itself.. but the entire first page of Yandex search results finds the video.
It's fucking disgusting.
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https://m4ufree.se/watch-owfo-mr-robot-tv-series-2015-.html
https://sflix.to/watch-tv/free-mr-robot-hd-39403.4888033
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One could use google to find a video piracy website, perhaps with the web search 'video piracy guide'.
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at least the old people that lived in the soviet union knew when pravda and izvestia and other party media were spewing bullshit.
westerners believe the lies and accept the censorship with pleasure.
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And Yandex is where all the scammers trying to phish me lurk.