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Kagi Small Web is trying to do something great — they want to help show content from the "small web," a space where people create personal, non-commercial blogs to share ideas. It's all about making the internet more human and less driven by ads. I get it — it’s their initiative, and they have their own rules. But, there are some things about their rules that might make it harder for some of us to join in.
Kagi’s rule says that if your blog has a post older than 7 days, it can’t be listed. This is tough for people who update their blogs less often. Not every personal blog has posts every week, and sometimes we might want to take our time to write something meaningful. This rule makes it feel like only fast-moving blogs are welcome, leaving slower ones behind.
Another rule is that your blog needs to be able to show up inside an iframe. Now, if you don’t know what that is — an iframe is like a tiny window inside another website. So, Kagi wants to show your blog inside their own site. The problem is, not everyone wants their blog to be shown like that. Some of us prefer our websites to stand on their own, without being part of someone else's page. Plus, to make this work, we need to adjust our CSP (Content Security Policy) to allow Kagi’s iframe to load. That’s an extra step that not everyone wants to do, especially if it feels like giving up control of our site’s security. Some of us care deeply about keeping our content isolated and secure, so changing the CSP to let Kagi’s iframe load could feel like a big ask.
Right now, Kagi only accepts blogs that are written in English. This limits a lot of voices from other languages, especially when there are so many interesting blogs out there. People from different cultures should have a chance to share their stories too. The internet is global, and language shouldn’t be a barrier if we’re trying to make the web more diverse.
This one makes sense, because Kagi doesn’t want blogs that are trying to sell stuff or get people to sign up for newsletters. That’s cool, but it might exclude blogs that are trying to support themselves in other ways, like through donations or offering services. If a blog is making money in a non-obtrusive way, should that stop it from being part of Kagi’s project?
Even though I disagree with some of their rules, I understand that it’s their project and they can choose how to run it. The goal is clear: to bring more attention to non-commercial, personal blogs. But I think there’s room for improvement if they want to include a wider variety of voices.