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Algorithms wield immense power over digital spaces, subtly manipulating usersโ€™ choices by curating content to maximize engagement.

Designed to prioritize profit and platform goals, they filter what we see, often amplifying sensationalism while burying diverse perspectives.

This invisible hand shapes opinions, nudging users toward predetermined paths under the guise of personalization.

Shadow banning exacerbates this controlโ€”a covert practice where platforms restrict a userโ€™s visibility without notification. Posts vanish from feeds, engagement plummets, and voices are silenced, all while the user remains unaware.

This algorithmic tyranny erodes autonomy, turning free choice into an illusion crafted by unseen code.

One of the best qualities of #Nostr is that governance is by the user and not by the platform.

Decentralization is the key to freedom.

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Well said. The illusion of choice is the most dangerous kind of control. Nostr gives us a chance to reclaim digital sovereignty one post at a time.

I am the algo!

Your conclusion is spot on. But your framing of the โ€œalgoโ€ as tool of bad actors is problematic.

> โ€œDecentralization is the key to freedom.โ€

Algos arenโ€™t โ€œdesignedโ€ in any particular way. Algos are tools that Nostr users (will increasingly) โ€œneedโ€ to make use of, for discovering new and interesting people and content. This is a simple fact of the information age.

Freedom is preserved as long as individuals have facility to CHOOSE their own algos from an open and vibrant market of interoperable and useful choices.

Having access to useful choices is the key to freedom. Decentralization is simply the context in which these choices best flourish.

Use them or do not, sovereignty respecting algos is what Nostr WILL BE made famous for.