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> What if I do not what to have likes display together with my note?

In the abstract, it is impossible to prevent your users’ clients from asking relays for reactions and aggregating the results. Uncensorability is a foundational principle of the nostr protocol.

It is possible for client implementations to honor your preference and hide that information from other users. Damus is trying this out with OnlyZaps.

Users who don’t want to have that information hidden can choose to use other clients which do not censor reactions.
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The Fishcake (nostr.build) 2y ago

That’s my point. Having any sort of reactions will impact how it’s perceived and read by other users. I am saying that presence of reactions that are prone to manipulation and misinterpretation is not a good thing. 🐶🐾🫡

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jimbocoin 🃏 2y ago

If you’re worried about spam likes, then clients could filter by proof-of-work as described in NIP-13.

But there’s no absolute way to censor reactions. This is a core feature of nostr. Uncensorability is the reason nostr exists at all.

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Quentin 2y ago

Yes, just!! Agree!! 😀