Comment on To survive the AI age, the web needs a new business model
puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Kagi’s model is working well for them. A traditional search engine where AI results are limited and optional, and they actively try to filter away slop, images, clickbait, and other low quality results.
I’ve been paying for 3 months and I’ll never go back. I hope they increase their market share as others ratchet up their enshittification cranks.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
I despise subscriptions a lot, I also believe that the use of a search engine shouldn’t be something that is run for profit, see where it got us with Google? I also dislike Kagi (and other sites) who refuse to comply with the rules and regulations we have in Europe surrounding prices on sites. They are American iirc which doesn’t help for that and that also means they barely have to make any financial figures public.
I prefer Ecosia (or Qwant), which are making their own search engine together and while they are still funded by ads, it wouldn’t surprise me if in the future (if not already) they get money from the governments. I also prefer actual non-profits (not those American non-profit statuses that can be bough) compared to for profit businesses.
puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
That’s fine if that works for you. My wife doesn’t want the subscription and she also uses Ecosia. Anything non-Google is a win, IMO.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Yeah that’s fair, Kagi should be held accountable for the lack of compliance, but besides that there is nothing wrong with them as far as I know.
And everything non-Google/Microsoft/Amazon etc is a win in my book. I kinda wanna say everything non-American/Chinese, but exceptioins exist