"ps4 emulator" gives spammy results before actually linking a real ps4 emulator

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https://kagi.com/search?q=ps4+emulator

here are images from the first two sites: they have these weird surveys and some fake recaptcha implementation:

I did not bother to follow any of the surveys, as ublock origin blocks them all as badware.

Jop

If you do a criminal search query, don't be surprised when you get criminal sites.

RoxyRoxyRoxy

Jop Emulators aren't "criminal" and neither is searching for them.

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Jop shadps4 is a very reputable emulator, similar to dolphin and dos-box. when i search for "wii emulator", I instantly find dolphin, when I search for "dos emulator", I instantly find dos-box. Why shouldn't this be the case for the most advanced ps4 emulator?

Jop

VIEWVIEWVIEW Dosbox is a legitimate project. Dolphin and ShadPS4 are not. Even Valve ended up deciding to reject Dolphin from their store.

RoxyRoxyRoxy

Jop You can Kagi “dolphin steam” and the truth will be the first result: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/07/20/what-happened-to-dolphin-on-steam/
It was not because Dolphin is “illegal” or “illegitimate”. Even if it was, spam results are still a search quality issue in my opinion; just because something may be illegal in a certain jurisdiction doesn’t mean Kagi should return spam sites.

As an aside, where do you draw the line of “legitimacy”? What separates Dolphin from DOSBox? The only difference I can see is recency and the amount of roadblocks to emulation that need to be (legally) overcome.