this is a example search for example when i search [Something] lemmy it will show the reddit link even tho its not reddit releated Update: Finally its the second result lol am prob gonna delete this due to some drama… yeah hello from mastodon or whatever
You are using Google which only prioritizes companies they have deals with.
Don’t use Google if you want real answers
It will take some time before the algorithm picks it up.
I don’t see the problem with this search result. You searched for Lemmy clients and the first link gives a list of Lemmy clients for Android. It happens to be on Reddit but it does match your search.
it does match my search but its reddit and lemmy’s biggest competitor is reddit (the best i can describe it)
Google doesn’t have any reason to think you care about competition based on your query. You asked for a specific but of information and it showed you websites with that information.
If you want a result from a specific website, you need to specify that in your search query. Otherwise, stop complaining about getting the answer you were looking for.
The problem is why is reddit at the top it’s not lemmy
Because Lemmy hasn’t made it to the top yet. Be patient
But the thread is discussing the thing you searched for.
but its reddit
I get it, hate Reddit more than most. I hope they pull a Digg and become irrelevant.
The problem is that google is invested in Reddit. Of course Reddit is coming up first. We know google is evil and they only care about profits.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-reddit-60-million-deal-ai-training/
Who fucking cares, dude? The thread was about Lemmy clients. That is still a very relevant result to your question. If the first result was a thread on Steam’s forums I wouldn’t care either as long as it’s a good thread relevant to your question.
That’s just another reminder to stop using Google
Use -reddit.com to remove Reddit from your search results.
Use site: to limit results to a specific site. For example, adding site:lemmy.world will limit all search results to lemmy.world.
I also use a extension to hide it
You should actually use
-site:reddit.comto remove only Reddit links. Just using-reddit.comwill also remove any pages that link to Reddit, which would filter out a lot of non-Reddit results.You’re right. My mistake.
Give kagi a try. Downranking websites is a fantastic feature
Paid :(
You can try it for free.
so its like a paid and free option??
There is a free trial then its paid. Try it and See JF it works for you
oh
That’s exactly what I did. The results were so much better, so I paid for a plan. Kagi and Proton were huge for my degoogling that I have been working on.
Same, i upgraded to pro because i use it almost exlusivly now. Ai summaries are also pretty good for a quick overview. Well worth the money.
I dont use the AI a whole lot in the normal day to day, but it has been downright amazing for working on poweshell scripts. Helped me fix a script I was trying to make multithreaded lol
Reddit bills search engines for scraping the site now, and Google is the only one that’s agreed to pay.
Use another search engine and you’ll get less reddit results.
Voyager best btw
the search result was a example so yeah not looking for clients rn
I’ve just accepted the tons of Brave downvotes at this point. At least 80% of it’s profit doesn’t come from having Google as the default search engine 🙂
That’s honestly way worse because OP asked a subjective question and they likely want subjective answers and actual opinions, and not a list of all the apps.
brave and startpage aint even that bad duckduckgo is bing bro
Fr fr duckduck got no rizz blud I dunno do you require punctuation?
Really complaining about punctuation on that short of a comment that’s totally legible without it? I envy your free time.
Meh. Lemmy’s ephemeral, and there’s no way Google can tell that a link on lemmya.ml and on lemmyb.xxx are actually the same Lemmy post.
tbh, this is a lemmy issue.
I’ve been using Kagi for a while now and I love it. I actually get useful search results. Yeah, it’s paid, but it’s sooo worth it.
Here’s what your query looks like in Kagi:
Bye bye google, hello duckduckgo or SearXNG.
Google pays reddit to show their results in priority.
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Use a better search engine?
Like what yahoo?
Google made a deal with Reddit so they artificially push their results to the top. I don’t even know if Google indexes any of the fediverse sites. The mere fact that the fediverse is fragmented probably means hits are spread across sites, lowering the results in the rankings (ten sites with one customer click thru vs one site with ten customer click thrus).
they index lemmy.world the most
Report the link as irrelevant
