Brave Search has introduced a new feature that makes it easier to find conversations from forums like Reddit in search results. This means that when you’re looking for real human ideas, you’ll no longer need to add “Reddit” to your search, instead of just trying to get clicks on sites with empty answers.
You don’t need to do anything to start getting these results. If your query sparks a discussion on the web, you’ll see the results under a new, more prominent Discussion section. Brave says it chooses which posts to show based on their recency, popularity, relevance, and the number of likes or likes the post has received. For now, Brave only shows results from Reddit and StackExchange, but says more sites will be added “in the near future.”
The “Discussion” section appeared in the middle of my search results.Image: Screenshot from Brave
The neat part is that you won’t see the discussion everything you search. Brave said the feature is suitable for “hundreds of scenarios,” but is best suited for questions about products, travel, current events, coding and “highly unique or specific problems.”
I tried the feature for myself and I have to admit it’s pretty cool. After searching for “how to find the best graphics card”, I scrolled down and found a section devoted to related responses on Reddit. For comparison, I tried the same query on the desktop versions of Google and Bing; neither engine showed results from Reddit (or any forum) on the first page of results. As a Bing user (Yes, people actually use Bing) having tried Brave Search in the past and valuing other people’s input, this feature alone might be enough to make me a Brave convert.
Just last week, Reddit started indexing comments in its search results, allowing you to browse random related replies instead of full posts. More and more people are turning to Reddit for real answers, a trend outlined in a post titled “Google Search is Dying” (mentioned in Brave’s press release). It describes the growing trend of adding “Reddit” to search, a trend that Brave Search, which launched in beta last year, appears to be embracing this trend. Brave also recently introduced a De-Amp feature to bypass pages using the Google Accelerated Mobile Pages framework.
