Increasingly desperate need for a fediverse search engine.
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Increasingly desperate need for a fediverse search engine. Is anyone working on this?
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Increasingly desperate need for a fediverse search engine. Is anyone working on this?
@john it's ... complicated. We are working on #fediscovery which is opt-in across more than one server instance, which is more than you otherwise get. The overall search and discovery element has a lot of trust and safety concerns.
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@john it's ... complicated. We are working on #fediscovery which is opt-in across more than one server instance, which is more than you otherwise get. The overall search and discovery element has a lot of trust and safety concerns.
@andypiper @john fosdem25 talk "Fediscovery: Improving Search and Discovery on the Fediverse" looked promising. I listened again now, its says consent based on "discoverable" and "indexable" setting which already exist https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4531-fediscovery-improving-search-and-discovery-on-the-fediverse/
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@andypiper @john fosdem25 talk "Fediscovery: Improving Search and Discovery on the Fediverse" looked promising. I listened again now, its says consent based on "discoverable" and "indexable" setting which already exist https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4531-fediscovery-improving-search-and-discovery-on-the-fediverse/
@mindaugas @john yes, and we also need to start building out an infrastructure of Fediscovery servers, but it is there in principle.