Mojeek

The alternative search engine that does what’s right, that values and respects your privacy, whilst providing results that we have crawled and indexed with tech built in-house.

#fedi22 #privacy #technology #tech #searchengines

Public Key

npub1s9hh50e49p57kg0qgwxeau4s2ea0j5x5w2ppspygyfujlx9nfugqf8afpz

NIP-05 Address

Mojeek_at_mastodon.social@mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsgzmm68u6js60ty8sy8rv772c9v7he2r289qscqjyzy7f0nze57yqq83es2

Author Public Key

npub1s9hh50e49p57kg0qgwxeau4s2ea0j5x5w2ppspygyfujlx9nfugqf8afpz

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Last Notes

2024-07-11 16:06:03

does this still hold up?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/768/710/166/726/704/original/80f5ccdca13aea96.jpeg

2024-06-26 08:11:00

8.2bn pages is so close 😀

2024-06-25 15:38:01

ok, this is awesome
https://mojerk.com/about

2024-06-22 14:22:01

"The Open Rights Group is an organisation founded in 2005 which protects the digital rights of people in the UK, a mission which includes the protection of privacy and free speech online. "
From the vaults, our piece on supporting @npub17rz…nrdk
https://blog.mojeek.com/2021/02/why-we-support-org.html

2024-06-16 13:11:01

"in 2024 with 64 countries heading to the polls, there is a lot at stake. It is quite remarkable therefore, how little is mentioned about the influence that search engines have on elections. Even more remarkable when Google has over 90% of global market share."
https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/04/its-the-information-stupid.html

2024-06-16 12:23:01

if you could put any website(s) into a community-curated search engine, which would they be? 🤔

2024-06-02 15:03:00

the google algo leak has definitely furthered a bad feeling in the seo community, we observed some of it in one of our latest blog posts
https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/05/google-vs-seos.html

2024-05-31 16:02:04

still mad about this 😡
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/536/539/701/807/968/original/c091c9c9e1a99ea3.jpeg

2024-05-30 07:47:03

do you like organic web search links? 🔗
reduce the google gap, switch to mojeek
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/528/931/011/736/637/original/855bda89c56e1ad9.jpeg

2024-05-27 09:53:20

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@npub1h4u…cnpk how so?

2024-05-24 07:56:00

not a bad list to be on - "No user tracking and hosted in the UK's greenest data centre " 😎
https://ethical.net/resources/?resource-category=search-engines

2024-05-23 09:49:31

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@npub1tvq…l6jk the recall, it could be, total
https://mastodon.social/deck/@Mojeek/112485550560348243

2024-05-21 15:51:03

you know it's true.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/479/873/375/482/050/original/4265886ce4773686.jpeg

2024-05-19 14:03:03

which browser is this?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/468/124/072/361/515/original/27b367a640d2df7f.jpeg

2024-05-12 14:04:00

a fandom page for our logos, cool... i guess? 🤔
https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Mojeek

2024-05-12 12:20:00

"Mojeek – The only true search engine (rather than metasearch engine) that has its own crawler and index (based in the UK)." 🫡
https://restoreprivacy.com/privacy-tools/

2024-05-11 15:16:00

nothing to hide?
maybe there's more to it than that? 🤔
https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/03/what-big-tech-does-with-your-data.html

2024-05-05 15:13:00

8 billion pages indexed. 🎯

2024-05-04 11:03:04

writing purrrfect code
#cats #caturday #catsofmastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/382/481/679/199/410/original/92b77862798b9900.jpeg

2024-04-20 11:00:03

today mojeekat is taking a break from working on the paw-gerank algorithm to focus on relaxation (mojeekbot is still in action, don't worry) 😺
#caturday #cats #catsofmastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/303/197/515/280/381/original/6355a711a8e4b4c6.jpeg

2024-04-04 16:03:03

😅
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/213/791/970/739/169/original/45bd9b377fbbb694.jpeg

2024-03-26 17:38:05

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@npub1l3g…vu48 it's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it

2024-03-26 16:39:04

is urban dictionary bootlegging mojeek merch?!?!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/162/972/838/739/256/original/7e875c4b96d6a3c1.png

2024-03-24 14:31:00

next time someone says "i have nothing to hide" point them to this piece, and see if they still feel that way after reading it...
https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/03/what-big-tech-does-with-your-data.html

2024-03-21 17:01:04

ok so we're gonna close this up on monday, but if you want a sticker that looks like this to celebrate 18 years of our radically no-tracking pro-privacy policy, then you have a few days left to test yourself on all things mojeek 👇
https://blocksurvey.io/mojeeks-privacy-birthday-2024-test-jZOCYyndSiep33Q7Q9udug
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/134/747/681/301/256/original/b32cbc41c9bd11ea.jpeg

2024-03-20 17:04:05

google ads 1999 sound weirdly like they could be mojeek ads today 🤔
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/129/097/278/382/149/original/15a8ae9fce301b17.png

2024-03-19 08:39:03

u/supa hot fire, we salute you 😎
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/121/449/124/856/289/original/708dd21c1c489ab3.png

2024-03-18 17:12:14

if you wanna celebrate our privacy birthday (18 years TODAY) and possibly end up holding a sticker like this one, test your mojeek knowledge: https://blocksurvey.io/mojeeks-privacy-birthday-2024-test-jZOCYyndSiep33Q7Q9udug
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/117/804/696/181/537/original/09dd05a371bede5d.jpeg

2024-02-22 17:15:05

woah, ok, explains some things 🤓
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/976/258/171/677/578/original/e0a3d20a1ec40cec.png

2024-02-19 09:05:00

green logo + green search engine = mojeek 🍏 📗 💚
https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/01/green-logo-green-search-engine.html

2024-02-07 16:21:03

"Mojeek's technology has been developed entirely from scratch by Marc Smith, mostly using the C programming language, and uses no pre-existing search or web crawler technology. "
we <3 C
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/891/111/062/431/810/original/834548e9330d3671.png

2024-02-05 08:48:00

the mojeek newsletter archives have a NEW LOOK
(also you can sub via RSS or email on that page)
https://buttondown.email/Mojeek/archive/

2024-01-22 16:21:00

Mass surveillance isn't the future.
It's a dystopian present.
Fight back. ‍ ✊

2024-01-21 16:05:00

Your phone's not listening. It's tattling. ☎️ 🗣️

2024-01-16 09:48:41

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@npub1ed5…v3fw @npub1trd…ussx that's right, this is our site operator in action, further on that is in: https://blog.mojeek.com/2023/08/mojeek-operators-a-guide.html

2024-01-15 11:08:54

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@npub1trd…ussx thanks for providing an example with this; the change of algorith on the mojeek.com/eval page is the main thing we're testing, but this has been noted
do you have any pages which use those two words in that order that we can look at in relation to this? See a lot of "new feudalism" but not corporate 🙏

2024-01-15 09:03:03

remember there are a whole bunch of goodies you can switch off and on in: https://www.mojeek.com/preferences
and not just dark mode tho there is that too! 🌚
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/759/155/678/006/084/original/1ea4bb325d47419b.png

2024-01-14 13:06:03

Take a sneak peek at Mojeek's upcoming algorithm or help to improve it at https://www.mojeek.com/eval we need your feedback!
Read more: https://community.mojeek.com/t/feedback-request-on-algorithm-update/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/754/448/834/483/192/original/23e7bfb22e0403d0.png

2024-01-12 08:45:04

want to help improve Mojeek's results? Check out https://www.mojeek.com/eval to vote on our WIP algorithm 🛠️
Find more details about how you can help on our Community: https://community.mojeek.com/t/feedback-request-on-algorithm-update/ 🙏
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/742/097/920/795/028/original/fb024629ad14235a.png

2024-01-05 16:53:00

privacy is a human right

2024-01-01 09:01:17

happy new year!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/679/876/296/148/194/original/02b63d746d70a814.png

2023-12-30 12:05:03

taking a paws from improving the ranking algo
#caturday #cats #catsofmastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/669/274/297/750/936/original/b7ae5f8d24c667a7.jpeg

2023-12-21 16:22:00

Privacy is not a luxury; it's a fundamental human right.

2023-11-09 16:34:13

We have an email Newsletter that you can sub to (even with RSS) which keeps you looped in on all things Mojeek:
https://buttondown.email/mojeek
We have a Forum for longer-form chats and functionality-discussioning:
https://community.mojeek.com

2023-10-29 13:23:04

these RAM sticks (and many more) are currently in the stack, keeping mojeek working for you 🫡
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/318/517/810/760/552/original/1fb49aab346e9e1d.jpeg

2023-10-26 08:37:19

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@npub1s7y…u8ak there's a cam cover and the mic is all taped up.

2023-10-25 15:32:04

plz get your dang BIG TECH off my dinner table 🍽️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/296/375/777/346/079/original/8eebcef7c4f908f9.jpeg

2023-10-24 07:56:04

you know who loves their privacy? big tech ceos
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/288/920/401/798/919/original/4f5421e877f13d06.jpeg

2023-10-19 15:03:58

and so you're telling me you just sent off your dna to a private company in an envelope? 🧬
ok.

2023-10-02 15:24:04

spooky season film idea, it's about Big Tech 👻 🎃
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/166/111/264/575/626/original/234a29d8b252c935.jpeg

2023-09-20 14:42:01

our privacy policy takes about 2 mins to read
cos it doesn't take long to type out or read "we aren't tracking you"
😎

2023-09-17 13:02:04

mojeek focus recipes - skip the life story 😉
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/080/618/196/716/430/original/dd450fe839d14c16.png

2023-09-09 11:12:00

logo - green 🟢
other things - also green 🍃
https://blog.mojeek.com/2018/07/mojeek-and-the-environment.html

2023-09-08 15:31:05

you in the dejeekfault club? 😎
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/030/243/335/749/578/original/98e3fc356423dbc9.png

2023-08-30 15:35:03

this tool of control that we've de facto spread through the web can fit so much enforcement of social norms within it
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/979/298/179/032/140/original/1fb0388ec48f7f87.jpeg

2023-08-22 16:05:06

THERE ARE LOADS OF SEARCH ENGINES OUT THERE WHICH ACTUALLY AREN'T SEARCH ENGINES THEY JUST LOOK LIKE THEM AND THEN USE THE INDEX OF AN ACTUAL SEARCH ENGINE, USUALLY THAT'S BING BUT SOMETIMES IT'S GOOGLE, YOU CAN TELL NORMALLY FROM THE RESULTS OR IF IN THE PRIVACY POLICY THERE'S A BIT ABOUT MICROSOFT OR MICROSOFT ADS WHEN USING THE "SEARCH ENGINE"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/934/117/821/894/325/original/d3a2a059fde9f1eb.png

2023-08-21 15:42:00

Knock, knock
Who's there?
MojeekBot
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow:
- Thanks

2023-08-13 15:02:01

sunday is a great day to go have a peruse of our @npub14g4…xnzh library, check it out:
https://tilvids.com/a/mojeek_search_engine/videos

2023-08-09 08:13:03

a lil' puzzle for you, there's a phrase somewhere in it 😉
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/858/651/644/220/312/original/db9ec92bff2d6660.jpeg

2023-07-04 08:08:00

"One of the beautiful things about Mojeek is how unique the results are in comparison to those fetched by Bing or Google or any of the search engines that proxy/query these indexes."
a whole host of great tools here from @npub1gh6…20cq - (feat. Mojeek, obviously)
https://avoidthehack.com/free-privacy-tools