@neocamel to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhat happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down?message-square21arrow-up138arrow-down14
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down?@neocamel to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square21
minus-squarejaamulberry linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoEven if my instance never interacted with that instance?
minus-squareAdalinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoWell no, but then you weren’t going to find it anyway, even if the other instance was still around
minus-squarejaamulberry linkfedilinkEnglish1•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-squareAdalinkfedilinkEnglish2•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
Even if my instance never interacted with that instance?
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