Post #1385008
2022-12-19 18:29 UTC
@michaelchampion @cdub @danbri
Note that I think that there are ways in which we could address that issue while retaining a dominant indexer (see also next part). It would require some form of opening up control over ranking to users.
At any rate, worth solving for.
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@robin@mastodon.social 2022-12-19 18:36
@michaelchampion @cdub @danbri Part 4, concentration. Mike makes the point that the structure of search and network effects necessarily lead to what we have. I am less convinced but let's admit it. This takes us straight into a theory that search might be a natural monopoly (these aren't generally illegal, so this isn't an accusation). I'd want some solid evidence, but it's a theory that I think it worth considering.
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@rigo@mamot.fr 2022-12-19 21:21
@robin @michaelchampion @cdub @danbri BTW, one thing worthwile doing would be to fix robots.txt to allow for finegraind ACL. I still hate the outcome of Google vs Spain of the ECJ