[1.x] chore: change private to protected, allowing extensibility

[imorland]

Simply change private to protected so we can extend and replace ResponseFactory when required.

Fixes #0000

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• Has the problem that is being solved here been clearly explained?
• If applicable, have various options for solving this problem been considered?
• For core PRs, does this need to be in core, or could it be in an extension?
• Are we willing to maintain this for years / potentially forever?

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• Frontend changes: tested on a local Flarum installation.
• Backend changes: tests are green (run composer test).
• Core developer confirmed locally this works as intended.
• Tests have been added, or are not appropriate here.

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• Related documentation PR: (Remove if irrelevant)