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Laying it out simply:

If you have a domain name, you are at the mercy of the government takedown requests.

If you build a web app, you are at the mercy of the browser root programs.

If you build a mobile app, you are at the mercy of the app store policies.

If you build with #nostr, you are at your own mercy.
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From the Dave 11mo ago

please explain more, what do you mean build with #nostr, how? I have a small consulting business with a domain and a website and I'm in the process of developing a web app how can I do this with nostr?

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Tim Bouma 11mo ago

Sure.

These are the invisible chokepoints that most people never have to deal with, but they are there.

First, TLD registrars and registrar operators are subject to the laws of the respective jurisdiction. Enough said.

Second, the browser root programs (Google, Mozilla, Safari, Microsoft) each decide if your site is secure and ‘trust’ your website certificate before they show anything in the browser. Google ‘Entrust distrust’ for the latest drama on this front.

Third, if you have an app, you need to be approved before you are listed in the mobile platform App Store.

Finally, with #nostr (over the long run) you can shed yourself of these dependencies that can unexpectedly kill your business.