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Can not search bluesky while not logged in (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/bad_ui_battles@programming.dev
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Is this the beginning of enshittification of bluesky? I can not search their website using the search icon they present to me on their website.

https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ice

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

This has been this way forever iirc. My only reason for making a bsky is to be able to search for users who are too ignorant to make a mastodon account or don't realize bridgeyfed is a thing.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Would you agree that it is bad UI, or do you just expect social media platforms to be this way nowadays for users who are not logged in (to mitigate spamming of the search functionality I guess)?

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Search is pretty expensive in terms of CPU and RAM usage, so it's a common target in DDoS attacks and I'm not too surprised that they lock it down. Github also requires you to log in to use their code search.

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    • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Hey, this doesn't fit this comm. It's meant to be for people intentionally making bad uis for shits and giggles, not for complaints about dark patterns actually out there.

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