Good night, Nostr. I hope you’re having a great weekend.

Here’s an interesting discussion about binding arbitration and the degree of freedom we enjoy here on Nostr compared to other social media networks:

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 🔗 https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/115040517122921946

- Bluesky now has a binding arbitration clause as part of their ToS. Users hate it. There’s nothing they can do about it. There was massive user backlash. Complaining won’t solve the problem. Bluesky belongs to a company. Protecting investors comes first. Users are the product.

- Mastodon attempted to do something similar. Got a ton of backlash from users and paused the initiative. Unlike Bluesky, Fedi users are way more likely to move to alternative tech (be it based on ActivityPub or not)

- Nostr: I can’t think of anyone even trying to do this. I mean, who are you going to sue to begin with?

TL;DR: Use a social media network where you aren’t even sure who you could sue or persecute if you disagreed with something. Use a social media platform you can build yourself. Use social media where you own the content. Make sure you (not anybody else) decide what to boost and who to mute.

#SocialMedia #FreedomOfExpression #Nostr #GrowNostr #Bluesky #Mastodon #GoodLuckWithYourArbitrationClause