Nostr Web Client

Agreed that muting is not censorship. Muting is about what you see. Censorship is about what others see.

Some clients (Damus) are starting to honor authors’ OnlyZaps preference by hiding the like button from readers—preventing the reader from posting likes or seeing like counts.

The user can switch clients, of course. But what Damus is doing, via OnlyZaps is censorship because it hides information from readers arbitrarily based on the author’s preference (not the reader’s preference).

Roir Raw 2y ago

Imagine fighting for something as meaningless as a like that provides zero signal

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jimbocoin 🃏 2y ago

My reactions provide signal to me. My later self, to be specific. Have I seen this before? Did I like it then? These are questions answered by reactions (likes), even if no one but me ever sees them.

Roir Raw 2y ago

🙃

Derek Ross 2y ago

In this case then I'd recommend doing 1 sat Zaps or using a client that implements features that you want. We have a lot of choices 🤙🏻

jimbocoin 🃏 2y ago

Sure thing. I agree that client choice exists and that it’s a compelling feature of the nostr protocol and network. Competition among clients and relays is why nostr will win where other Twitter competitors have failed. 🤝

My objective with my meme was to raise awareness of the issue. My hope is that Damus will offer me an option to ignore the author’s preferences with respect to my ability to post kind=7 notes. If not, I’ll find another client (or make one).

Currently, to my knowledge, Damus is the only iOS client not relegated to Test Flight. Hopefully that’ll change soon.