tfowinder@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agoGoogle Removed 749 Million Anna's Archive URLs from its Search Results * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Removed 749 Million Anna's Archive URLs from its Search Results * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comtfowinder@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·2 months agoThe problem being…? Lots of alternative search engines out there and if you already know Anna’s archive, just use that to search for stuff.
minus-squaremelroy@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoNo it’s called censorship.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoA private company deciding what to show (and what no to) is not censorship, mate.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoThe majority of censorship is self-censorship
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoIt can still be called censorship, even if not done by a government. It’s just that one isn’t explicitly illegal.
minus-squarekaty ✨@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agodon’t most alternative search engines just use google or bing as a source?
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoJust use Yandex if you want to search for somewhat shady stuff.
minus-squaremelroy@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoSome may call it shady. I call it Linux ISOs. Damn capitalism.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoCall it whatever you want, as long as you can get it! Be pragmatic!
minus-squareeodur@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoMost but not all. Kagi doesn’t.
The problem being…? Lots of alternative search engines out there and if you already know Anna’s archive, just use that to search for stuff.
No it’s called censorship.
A private company deciding what to show (and what no to) is not censorship, mate.
The majority of censorship is self-censorship
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It can still be called censorship, even if not done by a government. It’s just that one isn’t explicitly illegal.
don’t most alternative search engines just use google or bing as a source?
Just use Yandex if you want to search for somewhat shady stuff.
Some may call it shady. I call it Linux ISOs. Damn capitalism.
Call it whatever you want, as long as you can get it! Be pragmatic!
Most but not all. Kagi doesn’t.