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This whole thread reads like astroturfers
Nobody ever likes anything
If you really don’t believe me, check out [no longer available] - my Searx instance which I stopped using because of Kagi.
Edit: I realize now you didn't reply to me, I came back to the after seeing people downvoting my (honest) comment in this thread and your comment kinda pissed me off so I just wrote a response quickly.
When we're talking about the issues of search engines, and a whole bunch of people come in and "organically" promote a paid service, then my astroturfing detection rises up. This is how modern advertisement works and it fucking sucks.
I haven't used kagi, but the service being paid is not the red flag you think it is, as long as the privacy policy and ToS make sense.