private group
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A private group is a group where the posts, members, and any other content in the group is only viewable by members of the group, a common social silo feature (like on Facebook).
Why
To have discussions with a set of people that is not otherwise public.
How
TBD.
IndieWeb Examples
None. See group for where examples are likely to happen first.
Silo Examples
Facebook has support for private groups of various levels, including "secret" where the very existence of the group is hidden from searches etc.
If you mention someone in a group (via link), Facebook will display a grey circle and slash icon next to the person's name, as well as showing their name in grey, to indicate that person was not notified of that reference, can't be notified because the reference is on a post that they do not have access to. E.g.:
The same thing happens in private events, which are essentially one-off private groups.