No server has a unified global view of a decentralized network.
Data is only available along user connections or the follow graph, whether that is determined by node or by server.
Mastodon - No global search functionality
### Mutability
Ssb & Hypercore - Messages added to the append-only log are immutable. Applications can choose not to display messages indicated as deleted, but the data cannot be overwritten.
IPFS - Once added to a network, content is discoverable by its hash. If a copy remains stored on the network, it is re-discoverable by this reference.