The internet just got better: our European search index goes live

We’ve started delivering search results from our new European-based search index to Ecosia users! This will help us build the kind of ethical and fair internet we believe in. 

Last year we launched European Search Perspective (EUSP), a joint venture with Qwant. The launch marked a big step forward in our journey towards tech independence and digital sovereignty for Europe.

Now, we’ve taken the next step: our users in France are receiving a portion of their search results directly from EUSP’s own index. We’re aiming to serve 50% of French search queries by the end of the year, and will soon start rolling out to other countries.

A search index is the database of information that search engines pull their results from. Until now, only a handful of companies have built their own – which means most smaller search engines have to depend on them to provide search results.

That’s why EUSP has developed Staan (Search Trusted API Access Network), a search index aimed to support a sovereign, privacy-first search infrastructure for Europe. It’s built for alternative search engines and AI companies that need fast, reliable access to the latest web data, while safeguarding user privacy and data security.

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