the moment you put the word search and private in the same sentense you didn't think it was a bad idea?

I’d prefer if the trust relationship is with the instance owner. If this experiment proves useful, I’m sure we can find a way to make it happen so there doesn’t have to be a third party involved.

I'm sorry but your whole model is rubbish, not just being a 3rd party (but that tool.

My expectation is that I don't have to opt out of anything.
My data is not there for you to store, until I tell you its ok, opt out is not good enough.

You are solving a problem lot of poeple dont want solved. Actually it is not a problem it is a design choice we come to expect.

Create a new social network where you index everything if you are into that, and see who follows you there.

thanks for your input and for taking the time to write this up.

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this is only fair, given how other folks have treated this community you can not trust me any further than them. I can only differentiate myself by doing better, if that’s at all possible. Just re making a buck: I’d be looking to cover hosting costs, not more. This will never pay dev/ops time for real. And I’m not selling this or the data, but again, you’d have to trust me on this, which you are under no obligation to do. ✌️

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I appreciate that POV, thanks!

Uh huh.

Where's your GDPR statement? Handling a lot of people's identifable personal data here.

And storing it indefinitely.

Why do you think "opt out only" is safe for minorities?

I quite like searching stuff but these seem like very obvious concerns. Maybe you could address them in your FAQ?

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