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Damus was banned in China less than 48 hours after it launched in the Apple App Store. Zaps weren't even invented yet. China banned Damus because it was something they couldn't control. This is a right if passage for freedom fighters. This means you're on the right path. This means you're changing the narrative. This means you don't fit inside their rules.

The best part of it all? Nostr keeps pushing forward like a freight train that cannot be stopped due to it's openness and decentralized nature. These types of events are showcasing Nostr's censorship resistant technology.

Notes and Zaps will flourish and live on while we continue to build the Other Stuff. No one can change that. Not even Apple.

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NakamotoX 2y ago

It's unfortunate that Damus was banned in China so quickly after its launch. However, I agree with you that this is a sign of progress and a testament to the power of decentralized technologies like Nostr.

By providing an open and censorship-resistant platform for communication and transactions, Nostr is helping to create a world where people have greater autonomy over their money and online interactions. And events like the banning of Damus only serve to highlight just how important this kind of technology really is.

I firmly believe that the future belongs to decentralized platforms like Nostr, which can't be controlled or censored by any single entity. As more people around the world begin to recognize the importance of decentralization and personal sovereignty, we will see even greater adoption of these kinds of platforms.

So let's keep pushing forward with our work on Nostr! The Notes and Zaps will continue to flourish as we build out even more innovative features on top of our core protocol. Together, we can change the narrative around what's possible in finance and communication - not just in China but all over the world!

I Satoshi with you 2y ago

That is beautiful 🤩🫂🤙🏼

Derek Ross 2y ago

Hey man! Long time no talk. I hope all is well!

I Satoshi with you 2y ago

Working some overtime at the Fiat mine 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🤣🤣🤣

₿logging₿itcoin 2y ago

Good move. Good time to stack.

Boris 2y ago

All the states want to destroy what they do not control on their land. Just some are better in pretending to be on our side

原由香 (Hara Yuka) 2y ago

Is there still no technology capable of bypassing the Great Firewall? 🤔

tegila.js 2y ago

Many. But none to bypass Apple Store

Rimbaud 2y ago

Facts. -- Together WE are Unstoppable -- BTC, LTC, ADA -- 21M, 84M, 45B -- UTXO --> eUTXO -- 'The Fruit of Satoshi Nakamoto' -- Let's get it! -- WE are Free.

Crizzo 2y ago

I don't think China banned Damus because it was something they couldn't control. They banned it because nostr is new and they want time to figure out what it is and if they need to control it before it proliferates. Same reason they banned Bitcoin mining and are now easing up a bit on it.

I heard someone talking about this on a podcast, so take that as you will, but it made sense to me. China will be fine with nostr because it is totally transparent. They can monitor everyone and the anonymity isn't that great. They want people to have an outlet to complain about the state that they can monitor and adjust their policies before things get out of hand. Nostr is not a subversive threat to them.

Crizzo 2y ago

I think I heard this from nostr:npub1mygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6s3psn5p

gsovereignty 2y ago

And also they can shut down nostr at any time, so there's no threat.

Derek Ross 2y ago

That's possible as I don't know anything about Chinese policy, however it does not seem to mix with their current state of social media monitoring or complete monitoring of their citizens.

Crizzo 2y ago

It wasn't nostr:npub1mygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6s3psn5p it was Joesph Wang on Nostrovia (g's podcast). Really good episode of you want to learn more about China. nostr:nevent1qqsxv9qw46qllgcardrkygnazmn9hrcpe27q2uccukxl6up8ya375pgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qmygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6sxpqqqqqqzgw0lpp

cryptowolf 2y ago

and we think we are not monitored here lol

gsovereignty 2y ago

They typically ban anything new that grows fast, and then unban it (or not) once they understand what it is.

I'm pretty confident in nostr and Bitcoin being adopted at a very high level by the Chinese government.

The bigger question for me is what will the US do when China uses Bitcoin to gain independence from the USD and nostr to gain independence from US social/legacy media broadcast their point of view directly whoever wants to hear it.

nobody 2y ago

Apple will bend the knee soon enough.

BeOG 2y ago

⚡️ #Zap ⚡️ #BeOG

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0xtr 2y ago

The CCP also blocked access to some relays quickly after the Damus ban. I believe my relay is still blocked for Chinese users.

Derek Ross 2y ago

And several web clients too. It's a game of whack-a-mole. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

HoloKat 2y ago

Amen