Swedish author and famous pro-Ukraine blogger Lars Wilderäng (Cornucopia) reports today that the Swedish security expert Karl Emil Nikka has revealed that Kagi is using the Kremlin propaganda tool Yandex as a backend for searches.

Wilderäng speculates this might mean search terms are leaking to Russia, while others worry about how Kremlin thus can get their talking points into western search results.

Security expert Karl Emil Nikka tells us that the search engine Kagi, popular among tech geeks, uses Russian Yandex, which was introduced after the full-scale invasion. This, of course, gives Russia the opportunity to look at what is searched for via Kagi.

Link (in Swedish), see 11:22 update: https://cornucopia.se/2024/10/uppdateras-ryssland-medger-bruk-av-c-stridsmedel-mot-ukraina-rysk-pilot-som-mordade-68-ukrainare-ihjalslagen-med-hammare-bland-de-allra-storsta-ryska-forlusterna-under-kriget-igar/

    • GolfNovemberUniform
      1515·
      1 month ago

      Lemmy.ml is known for terrible moderation but I chose it just because I was new and it was official. Now I’d probably choose something else.

        • GolfNovemberUniform
          334·
          1 month ago

          Mister/miss, I’m not even sure if Marxism is even allowed here. I think it’s more about “we ban everyone who disagrees with our American political views”.

          • ZeroHoraEnglish
            211·
            1 month ago

            “we ban everyone who disagrees with our American political views”.

            Just what???

            • GolfNovemberUniform
              214·
              1 month ago

              Well that’s what I noticed in my experience. You can’t argue with experience yk?

              • ZeroHoraEnglish
                181·
                1 month ago

                Ok. Pretend it’s true and I’ll pretend to believe it

                • GolfNovemberUniform
                  14·
                  1 month ago

                  I read about their questionable behavior somewhere so you should be able to look it up and see it yourself.

                  • AntiOutsideAktionEnglish
                    5·
                    1 month ago

                    I’ve heard equally unreliable narrators complain about consequences for their actions from a place of narcissism, yes.

      • Zagorath@aussie.zone
        116·
        1 month ago

        They’re known specifically for being pro-Russia, which is what made the comment amusing.

        • GolfNovemberUniform
          215·
          1 month ago

          Then they have no benefit in keeping this post up and they definitely should take it down.