Kagi allows you to weigh domains.
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Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
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Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#22uBlock Origin static filters to the rescue! Block results from specific domains on Google or DDG: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) And it's even possible to target element content with regex with the `:has-text(/regex/)` selector. google.*##.g:has(*:has-text(/bye topic of noninterest/i)) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(*:has-text(/bye topic of…
well that leaves blanks, right?
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#23uBlock Origin static filters to the rescue! Block results from specific domains on Google or DDG: google.*##.g:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*="thetopsites.com"]) And it's even possible to target element content with regex with the `:has-text(/regex/)` selector. google.*##.g:has(*:has-text(/bye topic of noninterest/i)) duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(*:has-text(/bye topic of…
Filtering out the spam results is only half the problem. In my experience, a legitimate site's content is cloned by a spam site, and that one appears in a Google search and the legitimate one does not. The example that keeps hitting me is GitHub Issues.
Filtering out the spam only removes the clones; it doesn't get the good results back in.
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I switched to Kagi yesterday and I am so far very impressed. I did this search to answer another comment and later did the Google one: https://kagi.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+drag+... https://google.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+dra... Kagi shows the exact answer in the first result. Google gives no relevant answers on the first five pages (did not go further). Probably because Google focus…
Ooh, interesting, how do you get an invite?
wondering the same.
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#25Kagi allows you to weigh domains.
I switched to Kagi yesterday and I am so far very impressed. I did this search to answer another comment and later did the Google one: https://kagi.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+drag+... https://google.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+dra... Kagi shows the exact answer in the first result. Google gives no relevant answers on the first five pages (did not go further). Probably because Google focus…
seems cool, thanks. I've applied for the beta
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#26Because ultimately there is a conflict of interest between you as a search user, and google actual customers, advertisers who are often spammers themselves. Someone needs to pay for google search and since it isn't you...
Google might have been better in the past, but since there is absolutely no serious competition whatsoever from a market perspective, Google technically doesn't really need to care about the quality of its search results anymore, only maximizing profits.
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
I switched to Kagi yesterday and I am so far very impressed. I did this search to answer another comment and later did the Google one: https://kagi.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+drag+... https://google.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+dra... Kagi shows the exact answer in the first result. Google gives no relevant answers on the first five pages (did not go further). Probably because Google focus…
Ooh, interesting, how do you get an invite?
kagi.com has a "sign-up for beta" link. Didn't take long before I received an invite (week or two?).
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#28Kagi allows you to weigh domains.
I switched to Kagi yesterday and I am so far very impressed. I did this search to answer another comment and later did the Google one: https://kagi.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+drag+... https://google.com/search?q=What+does+that+site+make+you+dra... Kagi shows the exact answer in the first result. Google gives no relevant answers on the first five pages (did not go further). Probably because Google focus…
The pricing (in the FAQ) is a non-starter for me, but there are probably enough people with the money for it to make a nice business out of it. Maybe it'll be enough to apply some competitive pressure to Google.
edit: to be clear, it's not unwillingness, I literally do not have $10-30/month to spare without compromising my progress toward not being perpetually broke. Not everyone here is a well-compensated tech worker.
Re: Ask HN: Why do search engines not let you blacklist spam domains?
#29Kagi allows you to weigh domains.
I've also switched to Kagi recently and I think I find myself almost never doing !g (compared to DDG). And if I go to Google, it's mostly for hyperlocal results.
So far I've only found two areas where Google beats Kagi. One is, as you say, local/POI search. The other is deep diving into family history stuff - I've been tracing a 19th century composer and Kagi didn't surface most of the interesting documents. But for pretty much everything else it seems better than Google.
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