Connected PlacesFeb 20

new from me: FR#154 - Search and Community

@HolosSocial shut down their fediverse search engine, over concerns that some users have the flag for being indexable turned on without consciously enabling it.

If the consent flag Holos relied on frequently doesn't represent consent, that's a problem, because Mastodon's FASP project relies on the same.

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr154-search-and-community/

FR#154 – Search and Community

Fediverse search engine Holos Discover shut down this week, showing structural issues how to distinguish between individual and community consent.

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Show threadLatte macchiato  Feb 21
@fediversereport @HolosSocial I love how everyone is just kinda ignoring that all their posts are already on Google results, copied hundredfold ​​
Show threadthe thing Feb 21
@privateger @fediversereport @HolosSocial
well atleast you can turn of search indexing (and also force login to view posts) ​​
Show threadWebber-e-bop
@thing @privateger @fediversereport @HolosSocial "log in to view" instances when the post doesn't render as intended on Mastodon and I can't see what it is
Feb 21 at 3:30pmWeb