Obvious spam is noise that does not contribute anything of substance to a conversation. I would put it in the non-censorship category.
Always helps to have definitions. Need to know what “obvious spam” is. And make sure it doesn’t include, “Posts that I don’t agree with” 😏
Like telegram bots that say the same thing over and over.
Maybe people like spam and getting scammed, who are we to say there is no substance?
I could support certain relays offering to filter that out. Clients too. Users may choose the experience they want.
But yes, is it censorship? Sometimes it’s not necessarily the content, it’s the frequency that makes it spam.
Your relay your choice. On a centralized platform you have no choice and the lack of choice is the problem with their censorship.
I run your relay. You still have no control over my feed. I could also run my own or any of 100 others. I do run others in addition to yours.
Put another way, censorship is fine. What is bad is the lack of self sovereignty when others completely control what is censored for you against your will or without your knowledge.
