It sounds like this “trending notes view” stuff is more a pain in the ass than something really useful. I wonder why Primal devs decided to implement it, especially knowing anyone could easily trick the algorithm.
Theres a few reasons! You can read some of the posts from nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr explaining their reasoning.
Main ones were:
1. Adult accounts (they don’t want those in the trending feed, understandable whether you agree or not)
2. Semisol was creating “fake” trending events by creating fake reactions/replies/zaps/etc so they blocked his npub.
Again, if you’re trying to build a functional “trending notes” view, these are reasonable steps to take not “censorship”.
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