neocamel@lemmy.studio to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down14
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down?neocamel@lemmy.studio to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoWell no, but then you weren’t going to find it anyway, even if the other instance was still around
minus-squarejaamulberry @beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI would argue the instance still gets indexed by Google and if it was around I could Google search for the result.
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOk, but in that instance, unless that niche instance that disappeared never federated with anyone, then their content is going to be available on the instances they did federate with before they went away, and those will continue to show in google
Well no, but then you weren’t going to find it anyway, even if the other instance was still around
I would argue the instance still gets indexed by Google and if it was around I could Google search for the result.
Ok, but in that instance, unless that niche instance that disappeared never federated with anyone, then their content is going to be available on the instances they did federate with before they went away, and those will continue to show in google