Yes, the control should be in the hands of the users. I would happily tag my images with a content warning (NIP-36 https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/36.md) but I think the only client that supports it is nostr:npub1sn0rtcjcf543gj4wsg7fa59s700d5ztys5ctj0g69g2x6802npjqhjjtws
As best I can tell no one has any liability with respect to what's posted except the poster.
So there's absolutely no excuse for third-party censorship. My understanding is that nostr was created to be censorship resistant.
I think the next big step for nostr is clients and relays that don't try to censor content or speech.
This is like the early days of the internet when groups like AOL and Prodigy tried to create walled gardens and cages. To allegedly protect YOU! from the real internet..😆
I agree there shouldn't be censorship but the line isn't always that clear. As a user I do want Spam to filtered out.
Unfortunately it is not transparent how the data from the user reports is used exactly. I have seen posts being falsely(?) reported as "illegal" or "spam" so maybe what we are seeing are just attempts by clients to filter spam.
