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  1. I have to admit that I did not read the specifics about the then announced #mastosearch. Now that the #search feature is here, I am deeply disappointed, because of the fact that it's a local search feature. In fact, I think this could be even harmful for the development of a federated social network. The big instances will have one, and this could drive users to go there. #MatthewEffect, here we come.

    I want opt-in #federatedSearch, I want to be able to look beyond my bubble.

  2. There's a solution to get beyond the invisible walls. Imperfect but here we go:

    Type this into the search box (without spaces)

    @ tag-$tagname @ relay.fedi.buzz

    E.g. using dnd as the tag name.
    @tag-dnd

    Works fine

    But it doesn't work for:
    @tag-a5e

    Like gup.pe groups this is a discovery tool. It grabs info from "out of network" I.e. servers that no one is following.

    #Mastodon #Feditips #Search #MastoSearch #fediSearch #FediHelp

    I'm not a technical person but hey maybe this helps!

    12/10