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Anyone try using the Ecosia search engine, are they legitimate in their cause? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 3 days ago by Twoafros to c/asklemmy

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I just learnt about the search engine Ecosia which claims to use its advertising revenue to plant trees. I was going through their website and they seem legitimate on the surface but I wanted to check if its bs or not before using it.

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[–] Smokeydope 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here's my guide to alternative search engines that discusses all the different search engines and how they differ under the hood. I wrote it to be understandable to everyone not just tech nerds.

[–] Twoafros 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is fantastic!! Thank you so much for writing it and sharing it.

One question, if Ecosia uses Bing + Google, does this mean using Ecosia indirectly generates revenue for Bing and Google?

[–] Smokeydope 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You are welcome. Im happy if my writings can inform a few people from time to time. Yes thats absolutely what it means if you read the fine print of ecosia they tell you how they collect your data including IP address+ search terms and share it with google and Microsoft's ad network to show you ads through ecosia. So your data is still coming back google and Microsoft to be sold to the highest bidder. Everyones gotta get a cut profititing off your data, except for you. At least a small bit of that profit goes to the trees I guess.