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In a coffee shop the patrons have *no choice*. The person's voice is being imposed upon them against their will. With Nostr you have a choice -- block/unfollow. You can't "block" the screaming idiot in the coffee shop and continue on with your business. The two scenarios are not the same.

So yes, I agree, the coffee shop owner has the right to eject anyone for disruptive behavior. Whether the shouting is against Jews or in favor of loving your neighbor, it's still disruptive for the patrons who did not show up to listen to a screaming lunatic.

I believe that relay operators have the right to choose what they allow/disallow. That's the free market at work. My issue is with *imposing* or *demanding* that *everyone* follow one person or group's dictates about what should/shouldn't be allowed. Let the market decide. Anything else results in censorship and tyranny.

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orangedog 2y ago

your takes on free speech are exactly as they should be

free speech means people may say as they choose and others may choose to listen, ignore, applaud, troll

this is the proper function

any installation of a person or group of persons to *mediate appropriate speech* is outright censorship and defeats the entire purpose of a free and open public town square

the tools function to moderate one’s own experience:

follow, unfollow, mute, block

they are simple and effective and *free market*

it is the only way

#nostr

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