Why do you care if it’s legal or not? Get a raspberry pi, plug it into an anonymous SIM card-powered lte modem and help others to enjoy freedom.
sakhalin.nostr.1.com and nostr.wine were my best investments, which inspired me to start a relay physically located in Russia (this is the fifth Russian relay, the previous four are not very alive). This turned out to be easier than I thought, but a few difficulties occurred. Can strfry give a bit more information on NIP-11 like "posting policy" or "icon"? nostr:npub10npj3gydmv40m70ehemmal6vsdyfl7tewgvz043g54p0x23y0s8qzztl5h can I use your spamblaster without Go skills? ☺️
My relay will be free (because I am not allowed to accept bitcoins for the service under Russian law, not because I don't like sats 😔) and premoderated (this is also due to local realities).
I'll probably use it for a month to test and experiment, and then I'll invite users there.
Discussion
Because I want my relay in a legal field, so that no one in authority would think that Nostr is something marginal and fight against it.
In the design elements I use images of cute animals and butterflies. The site description says that relay is perfect for finding friends, for education, sports, fishing, fun parties. That Nostr is not a tool of Western propaganda, but a way for Russians to talk about themselves.
Also, the domain registrar has my full name and real address, and I'm willing to remove any content 😅 at the first request of the authorities (any).
All together will not cause any suspicion and in case of blocking of external services my relay will continue to work.
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