Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Connected Places @fediversereport@mastodon.social

2/20/2026, 5:56:42 PM

Public

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.

connectedplaces.online · connectedplaces.online

Link author: Laurens Hof@laurenshof@connectedplaces.online

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