--- title: "Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi" url: https://daily.dev/posts/4zegagbaq source_url: https://blog.kagi.com/waiting-dawn-search type: share source: "Jeanne Auvray" author: "Jeanne Auvray" published: 2026-01-30T10:36:21.006Z updated: 2026-01-30T10:36:21.023Z tags: ["ai", "google"] upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi **[Jeanne Auvray](https://daily.dev/sources/qpjk2rewu8iuiqqtdenco)** · [@jeanne](https://daily.dev/jeanne) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google controls 90% of the global search market, creating a monopoly that extends into AI development since LLMs require search index access for grounding. A 2024 U.S. court ruling found Google violated antitrust law, and December 2025 remedies mandate Google provide search index syndication to competitors on fair terms without ad bundling. Kagi has secured direct licenses from multiple providers (Mojeek, Brave, Yandex, Apple) but cannot access Google or Bing indexes on compatible terms. The company currently relies on third-party SERP APIs while advocating for open index access. The proposed remedies could enable a layered search ecosystem: public baseline search as a utility, ad-supported commercial options, and premium subscription services competing on quality and privacy. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/4zegagbaq)