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· 2w ago

Contrary to what some people say, #HolosDiscover is not a scraper. It speaks #ActivityPub, and every deleted or edited post is immediately updated in the database. It relies on the #Fediverse indexable flag, with stricter rules: accounts with #NoBot or #NoIndex in their profile, and locked accounts, are excluded. Only public posts are indexed. I recently fixed a bug where the #NoIndex tag in bios was not respected. Sorry about that. https://discover.holos.social/

Holos Social @HolosSocial@mastodon.social

Holos Discover - Search the Fediverse

A privacy-respecting search engine for Mastodon, Pleroma, Misskey and the Fediverse.

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· 3w ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

I fixed a privacy bug in #HolosDiscover. If you asked not to appear in search through your bio, it did not always respect that because the #NoIndex tag in bios had a bug and the bot did not read profile fields. In some cases discovery also fell back to the discoverable flag, which is now removed (that flag is about accounts, not posts). Everything is fixed and I also cleaned up what was already stored. The database is clean. Sorry for that.

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· 3w ago

Replying to on mastodon.bsd.cafe

@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe - for #LittleFedi have you thought about using the same technique or even the say relays as #HolosSocial and #HolosDiscover to have the micro single users server speak to and see the larger Fediverse better?

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· 1mo ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

I will investigate the issue with #HolosDiscover. Since another bot was launched on holm.community, I have been getting several complaints:

NoIndex/nobot in bio not respected
Locked accounts followed
AP flag not honored

I contacted the maintainer to ask whether the code was changed. This should never happen. These complaints only started after that bot appeared.

I am taking this very seriously. If the problem is in my code, I will fix it immediately. Sorry about that.

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· 2mo ago

Replying to on atomicpoet.org

@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org Am a huge fan of #holosdiscover and actually the entire #holossocial project.

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· 2mo ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

#HolosDiscover has an issue with accents that I'll fix ASAP. For instance, searching for "Androïd" returns far fewer results than "Android". In case you can't see the difference, the letter "i" has a diaeresis (tréma) in the first word.

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· 2mo ago

RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116970784475112417 #HolosDiscover is a kind of search engine for the #Fediverse, fully working with #ActivityPub. That means it doesn't scrape content, it receives it organically. As soon as a post is deleted, it's removed from the index. The same goes for edits. If an account opts out, everything is removed from the index. It only indexes public posts from followed accounts that have the indexable flag turned on (locked accounts are excluded). More: https://discover.holos.social

Fedilab Apps: "#HolosDiscover now lets you filter trends (posts,…" - Fedilab

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· 2mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

#HolosDiscover is a search engine dedicated to the #Fediverse. It does not scrape content, because it speaks #ActivityPub and respects each user's choice to opt in or out. The most respectful alternative, open to all and full of content to explore. https://discover.holos.social

Holos Discover - Search the Fediverse

A privacy-respecting search engine for Mastodon, Pleroma, Misskey and the Fediverse.

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· 3mo ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

#HolosDiscover now displays #PeerTube videos correctly in search results. https://discover.holos.social/

Holos Discover - Search the Fediverse

A privacy-respecting search engine for Mastodon, Pleroma, Misskey and the Fediverse.

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· 3mo ago

RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116777926060900347 #HolosDiscover continues to evolve into the privacy respecting search engine the #Fediverse has needed for some while now....

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Fedilab Apps

@apps@toot.fedilab.app

#HolosDiscover now indexes #PeerTube videos. You can find them in search and timelines, but the way they look still needs some work. A video is not the same kind of #ActivityPub object as a normal post. A post is a short text made to be read in the timeline. A video has a title, a long description, and a media file, so it should be shown as a video card with a thumbnail and a link, not as plain text. That part is coming next.

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Fedilab Apps: "#HolosDiscover now indexes #PeerTube videos. You …" - Fedilab

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· 3mo ago

#HolosDiscover now indexes #PeerTube videos. You can find them in search and timelines, but the way they look still needs some work. A video is not the same kind of #ActivityPub object as a normal post. A post is a short text made to be read in the timeline. A video has a title, a long description, and a media file, so it should be shown as a video card with a thumbnail and a link, not as plain text. That part is coming next.

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· 3mo ago

RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116722285369696704 The most common answer is people asking what #HolosDiscover is. It's a service that indexes messages across the #Fediverse and lets you search through the data. What makes HolosDiscover unique is that it's not a scraper. It has an account, several opt-outs that automatically remove data, and most importantly indexed messages are immediately removed or updated as soon as the owner makes a change. Have a look at https://discover.holos.social

Fedilab Apps: "I am at a stage with #HolosDiscover where I wonde…" - Fedilab

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· 4mo ago

#HolosDiscover 1.7.4 is available. This release fixes an issue where common words returned very few results when sorting by relevance, and it improves search quality for those words. It also makes searches faster for both rare and frequent terms. https://discover.holos.social/

Holos Discover - Search the Fediverse

A privacy-respecting search engine for Mastodon, Pleroma, Misskey and the Fediverse.

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· 4mo ago

Concerning #Fedilab, with close to 8 million messages indexed, I think #HolosDiscover now has enough content to be worth integrating. Full API support would allow pinning tailored timelines and interacting with new content. This would be particularly useful for small instances. More about HolosDiscover: https://discover.holos.social/how-it-works If you're a dev: https://discover.holos.social/api-docs

Jeff @box464@mastodon.social

Holos Discover - How It Works

Learn how Holos Discover works - A Fediverse search engine that respects your privacy settings.

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· 5mo ago

https://gallery.box464.social/?adapter=holos&instance=discover.holos.social&tag=bloomscrolling&minRepostsCount=10

Interesting combinations, which I took advantage of for the Open Web Image Gallery.

#FediDev #OpenWeb #HolosDiscover

gallery.box464.social

Open Web Gallery

An image gallery showcasing photography and artwork from Mastodon, BlueSky, Lemmy, PieFed, Vernissage, and other open web platforms

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· 5mo ago

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@apps@toot.fedilab.app Can you describe to me more about your planned support in #HolosDiscover, and what you have already done to support this in #FediLab?

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· 7mo ago

#HolosDiscover now allows filtering results by multiple languages (for instance French + English). You can create timelines with up to 20 hashtags. You might be surprised to discover small accounts sharing hobbies you enjoy. The #HolosSocial app already uses it. If you are an app developer, don't hesitate to use the API: https://discover.holos.social/api-docs