this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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I personnaly agree with you. If content is not supposed to be searchable, maybe don't post it online. It is a different problem for writers, artists and possibly even journalists.
But I think it's a fair debate - unfortuantely one that was one (or the only?) reason the whole reddit API debacle startetd.
On the other hand maybe Lemmy should allow certain communities allow an "only for members" view?
The reddit API thing started because reddit thought they owned the content and could lock it behind a paywall for people who want training data. But that fundamentally isn't the case, so that whole thing backfired.
If someone wants to own the content and restrict access, they have to distribute it on their own instead of using a public platform. Lemmy is the wrong tool for that.