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Is lemm.ee content being indexed by the major search engines? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi I did some searching and didn't see anything, but thought I would get an official answer on this, if I can.

Do the search engines spider and record what's posted or commented on Lemm.ee (specifically)?

Thanks for any info.

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[–] dsilverz 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm from another instance, but here's what I noticed: due to federation, fediverse content shows up on Google's search results.

My instance doesn't seem to have Google indexation by itself, but my comments and posts appear through other instances, often instances that I never heard of.

Similar thing happens with Mastodon: while the Mastodon instance I'm in has Google indexation, my posts also appear through other Mastodon instances as well, and you guessed it: they're often instances that I never heard of, too.

So, even if your instance lemm.ee didn't set up Google indexation (or if they even prohibit it via robots.txt), lemm.ee content will still be found by Google through other instances that federate with lemm.ee.

[–] bdonvr 6 points 7 hours ago

Google does pick up our instance but it's generally not indexed high against the same posts on other instances. You can add "site:thelemmy.club" to a search and see.