@EUCommission opens proceedings to assist #Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act (#DMA).
Excellent news which will hopefully assist @ecosia and @Qwant and their European Search Perspective (#eusp), amongst others.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_202
@mariusz @platlas There is a lack of transparency on the part of Ecosia regarding the infrastructure they use (probably for the reasons I pointed out).
I hope that Ecosia and Qwant, through #EUSP, will enable Ecosia to greatly improve its European digital sovereignty with the help of Qwant.
I just want Ecosia to stop relying on US infrastructure and Big Tech, because in Europe we have much more sustainable, cheaper alternatives that are better aligned with Ecosia's interests and mission and support the local businesses.
In recent times, my search engine of choice has been #DuckDuckGo, followed more recently by #Kagi.
I have been trying out Kagi since December 2025 and it is still in its trial period.
Today, however, I decided to delete my Kagi account and give preference to leading European search engines such as #Ecosia and #Qwant.
I will use #Ecosia as my primary search engine and Qwant as my secondary one.
I have already set these as my preferred search engines in my browser and can easily switch between them. I have also removed all other US-based predefined search engines from my browsers.
The #EUSP (led by Ecosia and Qwant) is developing and building search engine infrastructure in Europe. - https://www.eu-searchperspective.com/
#eu #eusp #sovereignty #kagi #duckduckgo #ecosia #qwant #bigtech #sustainability #privacy
Meine Standard-Suchmaschine ist jetzt Ecosia (https://www.ecosia.org/).
@Ecosia wird aus Deutschland betrieben. Zusammen mit Qwant (https://www.qwant.com/?l=de) bauen sie einen Europäischen Suchindex #EUSP auf.
Ein Wechselrezept findest du auf https://di.day/google-zu-ecosia/
#DITit #Search #Europa #EU #digitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #unplugtrump
Guter Post von Piehnat zu #ecosia: Zwischen grünem Anspruch und grauer Realität. https://piehnat.de/post/ecosia-zwischen-gruenem-anspruch-und-grauer-realitat #ki #eusp #qwant
#Business #Announcements
European search index goes live · Ecosia starts to use an independent search index https://ilo.im/1660kp
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#Ecosia #EUSP #SEO #SearchEngine #Ethics #Privacy #Transparency #Development #WebDev #Frontend
📬 Ecosia und Qwant: „Staan“ gegen Silicon Valley – Europas Suchindex schlägt zurück
#Datenschutz #Empfehlungen #Ecosia #europäischerSuchindex #EuropeanSearchPerspective #EUSP #Qwant #Staan https://sc.tarnkappe.info/e4c41a
📬 Ecosia und Qwant: „Staan“ gegen Silicon Valley – Europas Suchindex schlägt zurück
#Datenschutz #Empfehlungen #Ecosia #europäischerSuchindex #EuropeanSearchPerspective #EUSP #Qwant #Staan https://sc.tarnkappe.info/4c48bd
#European search index is live now! 🙌
Staan¹ (Search Trusted API Access Network) is a joint venture between @ecosia and @Qwant:
> We’ve started delivering search results from our new European-based search index to #ecosia users! This will help us build the kind of ethical and fair Internet we believe in.
https://blog.ecosia.org/launching-our-european-search-index/
INITIATIVE: Ecosia and Qwant have launched the European Search Perspective (EUSP) to build an independent European search index.
The goal: strengthening digital sovereignty and providing a transparent, privacy-focused foundation for future technologies, including AI. How could an independent search index reshape the European tech landscape and user experience?
#EUSP #DigitalSovereignty #SearchEngine @ueeu
https://blog.ecosia.org/eusp/
だとしても、個人・企業だれでも Web サイト・ページを公開でき、インターネット環境とブラウザがあればそこにだれでもアクセスできる、という場所として Web という場所は残っていてほしいなあ。。そこが自分のようなインターネット老人会員みたいな人と AI ボットしかいない場所だとしても。
これまでよりも人間が Web ページを直接見なくなるのだとして、それはそこに居る人間の数が減るという意味では Web にとって良いことではないのかもしれないけど、
#Google の検索結果に表示されなければ Web 上に存在しないのと同義、みたいなこれまでの状況もそれはそれで歪（いびつ）な気がしていた。
そういう Google みたいな検索エンジンが Web のゲートキーパーみたいな存在として力を持ちすぎてることに対して、たとえば #Ecosia と #Qwant が共同で立ち上げた #EUSP とかがあるんだと思うし、これはこれで頑張って欲しいと思うけど
https://wired.jp/article/ecosia-qwant-eusp-take-on-google-search-index/
こういう正面からの対抗策よりも AI が検索エンジンというものをぶっ壊ーす！というほうが先にきてしまうのかもしれないとも思う。
@geropflueger @ecosia_blog yes, hope this will be corrected wish European Search Perspective #EUSP https://www.eu-searchperspective.com/
"Ecosia et Qwant annoncent la création de la joint-venture, European Search Perspective (EUSP), qui vise à développer et à construire une infrastructure de moteur de recherche en Europe. European Search Perspective a pour objectif de contribuer à la souveraineté numérique en Europe et de s’assurer que le continent dispose d’une alternative forte et indépendante aux technologies de recherches existantes." -
"Ecosia and Qwant today reveal a new joint venture, European Search Perspective (EUSP), to develop and build search engine infrastructure in Europe. EUSP aims to contribute to digital sovereignty within Europe and ensure the continent has a strong, independent alternative to existing search technologies." -
"Wir bauen unseren eigenen Suchindex! Wir haben uns mit unseren Freunden von Qwant zusammengetan, um die European Search Perspective zu bauen. Sie soll eine solide Grundlage für zukünftige Technologien bilden – auch für KI-Infrastruktur." -
@baoteca esto es una gran noticia!
Ambos @Qwant y #ecosia ya eran de los mejores motores en cuanto a privacidad y ética, que desarrollen su propio índice para dejar de depender de #google y #microsoft es lo único que les faltaba por hacer. Si les sale bien, podría ser un cambio muy grande a mejor para #europa
#EUSP #degoogle #search #search_engines #europe #privacy #qwant
