Ideally, nostr clients provide options to pick whether they want to publish encrypted or public list. Public list useful for client that offer using other people public mute list (nos.social has that feature). By default it should be better encrypted or private, otherwise it will male drama fpr some people 😄
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* ... otherwise it will make drama for some people
Even the content was encrypted, the "tags" remains unencrypted.
Unfortunately i do not see a client that has option to not publish a mute list publicly.
No. NIP-51 clearly defined that private mute list (tags) should be encrypted in "content" event field
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/51.md#encryption-process-pseudocode
Amethyst for example has done that properly by encrypting the tags in content field
AFAIK, Snort support both public and private list. Block button for private list and mute button for public list.
> mute button for public list
And that's how you get caught muting.
Yes, there is two options. Damus implement public mute list. Amethyst private list (buth can adapt to existing public list) and Snort can do both clearly. Depend on Clients.
>Even the content was encrypted, the "tags" remains unencrypted.
NIP-51 defines that clearly.
>Unfortunately i do not see a client that has option to not publish a mute list publicly.
Snort have both options.
My reply above for your statement in this claim. Which is not true.