The lists a relay applies has implications for its users — this might be a service, but is more likely to be a hindrance, because it's easier to apply more filters, but not so easy to un-filter results.
Using lists makes sense, but applying mute lists is probably not a good idea, since you can mute something for multiple different reasons, which is why I mention NIP 32, it gives you the granularity you need to make a more educated filtering decision.
That’s a good point I’ll keep digging into that.
For relays I think the advantage of subscribing to lists is they have more tools to not get taken down by law enforcement nits not about deciding what users should see, it’s just about being defensive against the statists until the statists can be overpowered by freedom tech.
And core to this is user choice. Users should choose relays that manage content the way they agree with (or need to because of local laws). Including no management of content at all!
