In many of the β€œwhat should Nostr do next” threads over the past few weeks some users have noted search isnt great across Nostr. This morning our team looked up the relays that support NIP50 - the search NIP and there are some but very few of the major ones folks connect to support search. We have built our relays on strfry which prioritizes speedy return of npubs rather than indexing. Curious if folks are relying on something other than NIP50 for search? Also curious what is or is not motivating implementation of NIP50 amongst relay managers?

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Search implies someone is using an algorithm to filter results. Just wondering if the users want the relays to do that as well. Maybe. But I could see someone considering relays like they consider internet service providers and net neutrality. I suppose it won't be an issue if the concerns are kept separate and transparency is maintained. DVMs are just services (AFAICT) but they are requested and delivered within the protocol
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