Ecosia and Qwant today reveal a new joint venture, European Search Perspective (EUSP), to develop and build search engine infrastructure in Europe. EUSP aims to contribute to digital sovereignty within Europe and ensure the continent has a strong, independent alternative to existing search technologies.
That is an argument in favor. For example, Brave charges 5$ per 1000 requests. It is an additional way of earning money by not just selling to Qwant and Ecosia exclusively.
Another argument might be monitization, if they don’t receive money for using their api they cannot plant trees.
That is an argument in favor. For example, Brave charges 5$ per 1000 requests. It is an additional way of earning money by not just selling to Qwant and Ecosia exclusively.