@rauschma also (I know I'm being picky here – I'm not being hostile, I'm also interested in ways we can improve social media architecture)
"We need search engines for the Fediverse. Those can provide global search and algorithms for global discovery"
Do we? Why?
This seems directly counter to GDPR principles – people shouldn't be forced to be more 'discoverable' than they choose to be. Search engines have a lot of power and are very useful – for harm (e.g. stalking, fraud) as well as good.
@simon_brooke Search indeed has to be opt-in (as it already is for server-local search).
I’m fine without algorithms and better discovery and it’s awesome that the Fediverse doesn’t need a firehose (=global view, like Bluesky needs).
But some people find it difficult to find interesting content and accounts. Fediverse search engines can help them.