using a relay that blocks some kinds of events is an individual choice. Running your own relay that does not block anything is also an individual choice. It's all at the individual level, and the protocol guarantees you that.

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using a relay that blocks some kinds of events is an individual choice. Running your own relay that does not block anything is also an individual choice. It's all at the individual level, and the protocol guarantees you that. nostr.fmt.wiz.biz
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banjo 1 year ago
Yes--agree. Yet practically speaking, if Nostr is going to prosper than most will not have the knowledge (nor desire) to run their own relays. Consequently these decisions (whether to censor, and how to do so) will ultimately determine the sucess (or failure) of the entire protocol. Given that Nostr was created in response to censorship on other platforms, then enabling censorship on Nostr seems to put us all on that same trajectory. We're better than that...FIND A WAY to solve the problem WITHOUT central control by some type of "authority". Let ME choose what I would like to read...
using a relay that blocks some kinds of events is an individual choice. Running your own relay that does not block anything is also an individual choice. It's all at the individual level, and the protocol guarantees you that. relay.mutinywallet.com