Nostr Web Client

Alright, folks. Published my #Nostr for Dummies article over on Medium (I didn’t actually title it that lol), so let me know what you think and add any comments that might be helpful to new Nostriches. 🤙

You can read it here: https://medium.com/@jmchasteen/the-nostr-protocol-social-media-3-0-2c23e290bcb3

Chad Lupkes 1y ago

Bravo! One thing that is really important to mention is that on Nostr, YOU are responsible for YOUR posts, and you are also responsible for what YOU see. If you post something other people don't like, they won't follow you. If you don't like what someone else posts, don't follow them. If a post is flat out illegal, the authorities will go after the person responsible, NOT the platform, NOT the nodes.

Personal responsibility is making a comeback. And that can only work on an open protocol. No Big Brother. Just people.

Oh, and NO ADS!

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Valentino Giudice 1y ago

> If a post is flat out illegal, the authorities will go after the person responsible, NOT the platform, NOT the nodes.

Governments are sovereign.

They can go after whomever they wish, within the limits of their own laws which they can make and change to fit their needs.

Indeed, Nostr is censorship-resistant in a way that mainstream platforms are not, in the sense that it protects us from corporate censorship.

This is good, we shouldn't filter what we read and write through the erratic whims of a few billionaires dictated by their selfish economic interests.

But Nostr doesn't stop government censorship.

You are right when you say authorities can go after the poster.

But authorities absolutely can go after Nostr relays within their territories, too.

I hope it won't become a problem and, if it does, it can probably be solved similarly to how mainstream platforms solved it, but Nostr doesn't prevent governments from going after relays.

Chad Lupkes 1y ago

Valid points.