Nostr Web Client

PSA: If your relay does not support NIP-09 (event deletion), I am removing it NOW.

NIP-09 respects the fact that privacy-conscious folks may not want everything they post on Nostr to be archived on a permanent record.

Did we not learn anything from Snowden?

In garnet and Amethyst, go to your relays and tap on the name to see the NIPs each relay supports.

The ability to delete events is not just about "not owning up to past comments"; it also respects the fact that among many potential issues (including malicious relays), people may accidentally doxx themselves and want that post removed. This can be especially dangerous for women who are dealing with stalkers or abusive exes, etc.

Using relays that do not respect users' requests to delete events poses significant privacy and potential safety issues, and I will not continue to support the reluctance of relay runners to adopt and honor NIP-09 event deletion requests.

Ava 1y ago

Not my main point at all. Those are your words. There are many other reasons. Here is my post from yesterday with another couple of examples of why not having a delete event function is dangerous. There are many more examples.

The inability to delete posts on a platform like Nostr can have serious implications for personal safety, privacy, and overall well-being, particularly for vulnerable individuals or those in precarious situations.

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Chris Liss 1y ago

The inability to delete posts has two main implications — (1) censorship resistance; and (2) the need for care before posting. Just like the inability to reverse bitcoin transactions has implications for care and op sec in using that protocol.

I understand there are particular situations where we wish we could undo the “send” for both protocols (if you’re robbed, e.g.). But final settlement and inability to delete is a feature IMO, not a bug.

Everything goes on your permanent record, and that’s okay. Freedom means freedom, not freedom only if I didn’t say the wrong thing five years ago.

Use freedom tech to re-negotiate on our terms, not those of the censor.

Low Information Voter 1y ago

I agree with this 100%, but it works because bullets can't be transmitted back up my Tor circuit :D