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Today is #FreeWebSearch Day! 🔎🌐

Free Web Search Day is an annual event promoting free, open and transparent #internetsearch.

As a partner in the @openwebsearcheu project, LRZ is working on the development of a European infrastructure for #websearch. Find out why this is important in this video: https://vimeo.com/1072290094/2ae3702438?share=copy

Further information about Free Web Search Day: https://freewebsearch.org/

#Internet #freeinternet #FWSD #FreeWebSearchDay

Zu #MetaGer #FreeWebSearchDay Aktion - das ist eine gute Gelegenheit sich zu informieren, was die Websuche kostet, wenn sie nicht über Daten finanziert wird, oder umgekehrt, welche Dimension das Geschäft von #Google & Co. hat .

#FreeWebSearchDay alert
👉 Before starting into the weekend, make sure to mark the following dates in your calendars:

📌 29 Sept: #FreeWebSearch Charter launch (online)
📌 29 Sept: In-person event “Is it still traceable?” at UNI:Lokal Kassel
📌 30 Sept: Introduction of inclusive and privacy-friendly search engine "Nooon" (online)

Find the full agenda and info on how to join here:
https://freewebsearch.org/en/events/

Less than a week to go till #FreeWebSearchDay comes back around! 🤗
Now, more than ever, we need to reinforce the importance of free & direct access to knowledge on the web. Additionally, we should all work on our search literacy skills – this is why awareness is key.

#FWSD is growing + gaining new supporters, such as Maike Scholz from BVDW e.V., who raises her voice to draw attention to this important topic!
Thank you Maike, for speaking up and supporting our mission!
https://freewebsearch.org/en/

Happy #FreeWebSearchDay 2024! 🎈And a happy 70th anniversary to our consortium partner CERN! 🎉

Toasting to a bright future in particle physics as well as #openwebsearch!

#FWSD #OpenWebSearchInitiative #Birthday #letscelebrate

https://suma-ev.social/@osf/113220855233100323

📢 It's #FreeWebSearchDay 🥁

Let´s take a moment today to reflect on how #websearch impacts our professional & daily life. But also to look into how search results influence our decision making.

#FWSD promotes fair & transparent access to knowledge + ensuring #digitalsovereignty

We have many topics to tackle in the digital sphere still, such as:
📍 Identifying Fake News
📍 Eliminating Hate Speech
📍 Reducing Commercial Bias
📍 Safeguarding humanistic values

Join in: https://freewebsearch.org/en/events

++ Event Agenda published! ++
Four days to go till #FreeWebSearchDay is back around.

On 29 September + surrounding days we are presenting a variety of insightful events - in collaboration with various partners. Mark them in your calendars now!

Spoiler alert: There will be a #Mwmbl Curatathon, a presentation on "Search engines as a threat to the privacy of employees as well as business and trade secrets" and much much more!

All events here:
https://freewebsearch.org/en/events/
See you around!🤸‍♀️

Happy #FreeWebSearchDay everybody! To celebrate free & open search, we interviewed two developers who've built search engines that free you from the commercial web.

Simon Descarpentries @Siltaer created Meta-Press to search the news free of middlemen, trackers and fake news.

Viktor Lofgren built Marginalia Search to let you find your way to small quality websites.

Listen here: https://nlnet.nl/events/20230929/index.html

There are many #FWSD events and actions. You'll find them on: https://freewebsearch.org/en/about/.

#MetaGer https://metager.org/en-US privacy preserving meta search engine run by a German non-profit association is giving away #MetaGer *trial keys* today on #FreeWebSearchDay for 100 *ad-less*, tracking-link-less and logging-less #InternetSearch|es.

Boost and Favourite MetaGer's *original toot* below today to get a trial key for 100 ad-less searches on MetaGer and try it:
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> @MetaGer 🔗 https://suma-ev.social/users/MetaGer/statuses/111147057703611545
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Wir feiern heute den #FreeWebSearch Day. Hierzu wollen wir mit einer kleinen Aktion auf die Wichtigkeit der freien Suche aufmerksam machen. Bitte mitmachen und teilen!
#Freewebsearchday
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[edit: Meanwhile I got the key. It's good for 100 ad-free searches on MetaGer. Clarified that MetaGer's *original toot* must be boosted/favourited today (29.09.2023) to get that trial key.]

Heute ist Free Web Search Day. @MetaGer hat aufgeschrieben, warum wir eine freie Websuche brauchen: https://suma-ev.de/?na=archive&email_id=31

Auch wir finden: Wer digitale Souveränität und die Wahrung unserer Grundrechte im Internet will, muss sich von den großen Suchmaschinen unabhängig machen, die es bisher nur in den USA, Russland und China gibt.

Deswegen setzen wir uns für einen offenen europäischen Webindex ein, der auch die Grundlage für eine Grundrechte wahrende Suchmaschine sein könnte:

https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2021/europaeischer-suchindex-nachhaltig-zur-google-alternative

https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2019/europaeischer-suchindex-gegen-monopole

https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2017/google-strafzahlung-fuer-offenen-suchindex-nutzen

#FreeWebSearch #offenerWebindex #WebIndex #SuchIndex #OWI #digitaleSouveränität #Websuche #Suchmaschine #Kartell #Monopol #FreeWebSearchDay #FWSD23

Show your face for #FWSD23!

#FreeWebSearch is important because …
“An ecosystem of free and independent search engines helps ensure that our daily use of the web isn’t skewed to the benefit of a few global players., says @phoefer from SuMa e.V. and @MetaGer

Friday 29 September is #FreeWebSearchDay. The international day of action promotes free, open and transparent internet search.

Watch out for events and activities here on Mastodon and on the website: https://freewebsearch.org/en/events/

Show your face for #FreeWebSearch!
➡️ For David Alders, #SearchEngines are crucial for our digitalised society, shaping our view of the world. The Project Manager Digitalised Society at Stiftung Mercator thus warns against leaving this role to a few commercial companies only.

➡️ Friday is #FreeWebSearchDay!
The international #DayOfAction promotes open + transparent #WebSearch every year on 29 September. (Why this is important: https://freewebsearch.org)

✳️ Watch out for #FWSD23 events

💬 “We need to take action to restore internet search to what it should be: diverse, impartial, and free from manipulation”, says Colin Hayhurst, CEO of not-tracking, independent #Searchengine @Mojeek
("Search without Surveillance")

#FreeWebSearch #dayofaction promotes open + transparent #WebSearch every year on/around 29 Sept.
Support #FWSD23 by sharing the idea + showing your face for #FreeWebSearchDay 👉https://freewebsearch.org

#Democracy #civilsociety #digitalsouvereignty #EthicsInSearch

We call for #FreeWebSearchDay!

Open access to online resources is a key factor for freedom of information and democracy.

For #FWSD23 on 29 Sept, people are joining forces to restore internet search to what it should be: diverse, open + transparent
➡ https://freewebsearch.org

Join #FreeWebSearchDay on 29 September by
👉 Offering activities
👉 Actively promote #FreeWebSearch and #FWSD23 on social media
👉 Participate in #FWSD events
👉 Support alternatives to the big search providers