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Didn't Eugene say "no" to searches too?

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I don't know, I was not involved if that was said at some time, but now, we have search, so I don't know what to tell you.

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O rly?

Search for a URL to a popular news article. It will *not* return all the toots that include that URL.

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If the user didn't make their posts as discoverable, then no, they will not be returned in a search. The search is opt-in. It is not ideal, but it is a way to respect user privacy. I was making the point that search exists now, even if it had previously been rejected as a feature to implement, so it is not impossible for folks to change their opinions on including features.

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That basically defeats the whole purpose of the platform

One time I saw a fire truck drive by and I searched twitter for "fire" and the city name. That's the day I fell in love with Twitter. I only use it for searching for people talking about stuff.

If search doesn't work, I have no use for it.

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