Turn off Damus relay & see if reply guy goes away. It did for me and others.
So if it’s not nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s someone has highjacked the relay which goes back to Will.
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It’s on several other relays as well. I had to stop fetching notes from "nostr.bitcoiner.social" and several other default relays on Amethyst.
This whole thing is a mess. Half of Nostr is hiding behind WoT relays, which I probably can’t write to, and the other half is likely drowning in spam. It’s... very frustrating.
I still connect public relays and just do client-side friend filtering. Wot relays aren’t the way.
If I used wot relays I wouldn’t have seen your message. Really bad solution that makes nostr into a bubble
I agree. Unfortunately, a lot of influential Nostr folks have locked themselves exclusively behind WoT relays. While I understand that relays operators need to do something to protect their relays, I think WoT works best on the client side. IMO, clients should allow users to quickly switch between displaying comments from direct connections, "connections of connections", or all of Nostr. It’s a much better experience than having users guessing if someone is even receiving their messages.
What client are you using? I think a lot of clients can do this, or maybe only damus can?
I'm using Amethyst and Nostrudel. Unfortunately I don't owon an iOS device otherwise I would certainly try Damus.
To be fair I can switch between Global and Following "top-level views" but the "following" view still displays everyone’s comments on both clients. My best option as a user is to stop reading from certain public relays under attack until the spam settles down. If I could select an option to display only comments from "followers of followers" or maybe 3rd-degree connections, most of the spam would be gone. Then, I could quickly disable it to welcome new users, etc. This would definitely be a much better user experience.
here's our approach:
https://cdn.jb55.com/s/fof-switch.mp4
its been simple enough for my use cases (targeted spam against my account)
Now I get why you never see my replies
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Ok I thought you just never saw it now I get you just ignored it 😒
Anyways I've said you should put some restrictions on damus relay like this because clients outside damus are having an horrible experience.
Will, this is awesome. I wish more clients had this feature.
What kind of spam you still getting?
Sorry for the delay, I wasn’t notified of your reply for some reason. When I enable relays under attack, it’s a mix of bot accounts impersonating others and replying with copies of random notes, plus occasional LLM-generated content. Unfortunately, there isn’t much I can do about it with hidden word filters. My strategy with Amethyst has been to temporarily stop downloading notes from affected general relays and re-enable them later. As Will said, attacks seem to come and go, often jumping between different relays.
Yep the impersonator bots are the worst the replyguy is easy just add GM's on the mute word list and he will be gone.
Not every message is vital though. You could apply different levels of squelch to different relays.
How to fix it for the majority of users is what I believe most developers will consider. 🤞
Though I do see the benefit of WOT relays for workgroups. My concern is how quickly some places can become gossip or echo chambers. Not that I’ve seen it here but it’s happened elsewhere so that’s why I bring it up. But I haven’t spent much time in WOT relays so far.
I’m still using Damus relay and have no spam issue. All my spam was coming from Primal relay 🤷♂️
Its comes and goes. The spammer seems to have turned off the targeted attack against me for now. Maybe he got bored. The replyguy spam is less effective on the damus relay due to rate limit. I think there were 2 attackers. Just imagine having thousands of attackers though…
Empathy to you Will. I apologize if I sound harsh. Know I genuinely care about #nostr & do want all good things for this place. That said: I do apologize for not being clearer in my initial message.
The attackers will continue to come. Truly. It makes sense as #btc adoption grows. Especially from government agencies who don’t believe in adoption of freedom technology.
There are groups who want control over the world economy & Bitcoin & nostr prevent many of the typical avenues.
Wish I were wrong 😑 but historically this is how wars work. Information wars will continue to take hits from narrative warfare & those who seek to destroy freedom & trust. If history taught us anything it’s to prepare for the worst & hope for the best.
Apparently: I’ll have to learn to code 👩🏻💻 to be best asset for this place. Not excited but it’s just one more step forward. 🙏