Subnostr

Isn't everything sort of regulated in a way? A decentralised network is regulated via people having followers, or at the extreme, what people are willing to share and believe.

Jestopher 1y ago

This is actually far closer to what we've been working on: what does regulation look like within a decentralized, pseudonymous, peer to peer network?

There are centralized issuers of rules, but they do not have control over a decentralized network. However, individuals and businesses may be targeted for regulatory enforcement. Therefore, the application of centralized government rules will simply filter the interactions of the governed individual.

The resulting interactions will more closely resemble a due diligence such that governed individuals will filter themselves from interacting unless the proposed peer passes a due diligence process.

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Ben Ewing 1y ago

I think I follow what you're saying: people will be regulated offline, and that will affect what they are willing to say online. But obviously lots of people are using pseudonyms and it would usually not be worth the resources necessary to figure out who they are. But yes, anyone who is willing to put up a real name or business name that connects them to the real world can be held accountable in the real world, so real-world laws apply to what they say. This increases the credibility of what they say compared to someone only willing to use a pseudonym.

Jestopher 1y ago

I'm speaking more in the context of the lightning network, not necessarily Nostr.

Although, Nostr is pretty unstoppable, but relay businesses will be targets for regulations, but it will be pretty ineffective. Users, however, will moderate content through blocks and reports. Before following, they'll scroll through previous posts in order to complete their due diligence.