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Chad Lupkes 7 months ago
I don't think it's magic, but Nostr does give us a platform to be able to build the tools we need to make it work better. One example would be some kind of review service of the posts from a profile that helps to judge whether what is being posted is more signal than noise. Truth or fiction. If the protocol itself, or tools built within or around the protocol, could help us determine which profiles we follow can be trusted to be posting verified and real content, it would go a long way towards a foundation for information we can trust. By adapting journalism’s principles—accuracy, independence, fairness, transparency, accountability, and public service—this service can filter signal from noise, leveraging tools like fact-checking bots, trust scoring algorithms, and community governance. Grounded in Claude Shannon’s information theory from the 1940's, the service reduces entropy and increases mutual information, ensuring clearer, more reliable communication. Challenges like gaming or subjectivity can be mitigated through reputation systems and transparency, making Nostr a foundation for trusted digital information.