Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
by aluminussoma on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:11PM
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Because they respect your privacy and don't feel the need to plaster your comment in every search engine?
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Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
by pseudalopex on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:18PM
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Requiring my phone number does not respect my privacy. Reddit users can create as many identities as they wish.
Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
by micromacrofoot on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:54PM
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oh wow are we now in the "finding information is bad actually" phase of the internet?
Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
by ninth_ant on Thursday June 15, 2023 @01:37PM
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Mastodon believes this and willfully denies search functionality. Tech built to search Mastodon (https://fedsearch.io/) was aggressively decried as violating privacy and such.
So yes, there is certainly at least a vocal subset of people who believe that "finding information is bad actually" and deliberately building tech along those lines.