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submitted 2 months ago by dontblink@feddit.it to c/foss@beehaw.org

The shitty/distracting web run on ads, so why not making a search engine which index based on that? You would have an experience similar to what was the internet originally: no corporate shit, no infinite scroll, just independent websites made to share real informations and real knowledge, and would still leave space for subscriptions or donations! And you could still use JS and avoid just using a text browser, making the occasional order from a website or navigating the fediverse!

Not an ADblock, the issue isn't ads, the issue is how the web is TAILORED towards ads, and how that makes shitty web.

Is there any tool which does that? The goal would be blocking/avoid indexing all websites connected somehow to ads, is this even something possible? I know it would block 90% of the web, but if that 10% is freedom, I want that freedom!

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[-] fermuch@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago

I'm not sure reality is like you imagine... Blogs were full of ads back in the day. Templates for blogs even had huge areas for ads.

If you want a good search engine try Kagi. I've been using it for a long time and cannot go back to anything else, since the results are so good.

And if you want something more curated (old school sites where content is the primary focus) Kagi has Small Web (kagi.com/smallweb). It's like good old days StumbleUpon.

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