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Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit (www.webpronews.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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at least we have competitions

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This isn't going to hurt Google's antitrust cases at all... Noooo sir.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the thing is this is not monopoly and it much more like duopoly between Google and brave search. So, it is hard.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Brave search...? You're joking right...?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

it is bearable and no captcha for VPN users (unlike google search)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But it's no where near the #2 spot. Brave search is incredibly niche.

[–] pdxfed 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why is Brave allowed to index reddit and other engines aren't? Just switched to them and am not interested in reddit search results.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

OH, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were saying search itself is a duopoly between Google and Brave Search.

You're saying searching Reddit is a duopoly between Google and Brave Search.

That's my bad... but yeah, the article is just wrong anyways, Kagi also has access still (presumably through their deal with Google to use Google's search results as part of their result set). I wonder if Brave has a similar deal ... or their crawlers just haven't been blocked yet ... or they paid off Reddit.

EDIT: Also, I will say because Brave search has such a small market share that's probably not going to help Google's case much.

[–] pdxfed 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I wasnt trying to make any point, just learn more about brave's access that given their small scale compared to some other browsers seems out of place next to Google

[–] fpslem 1 points 4 months ago

Also, I will say because Brave search has such a small market share that’s probably not going to help Google’s case much.

I'd venture a guess that Brave is still allowed to search Reddit just as a legal fig leaf for Google's arguments with regulators.