Sorry, I'm not sure I'd be capable of that lol what do other clients do who don't seem to have the shadowban problem? I'm just a casual user who doesn't want to see nostr fade into obscurity cos it replicates these blocking mechanisms which it sort of claims not to, whilst renaming them to a less inconvenient 'spam filter'. I'm not sure people coming here are gonna care if you say to them no no you're not shadowbanned, that doesn't happen on nostr... you're just 'spam filtered' cos 5 people disagreed with you.

Replies (6)

I actually don't even know what PR stands for lol ๐Ÿ˜ญ but how about an alert that comes up and warns you 'this user has been marked as spam' and you can uncheck them if you don't want them blocked? I have no idea lol. Also there is a lack of transparency on how the adopted blocklist works. Is it still if 5 people you follow mute/block someone, they also get blocked for you? Has that changed? Is it still 5? What if it's a more prominent user? I believe you have been muted by a few people, will you appear on the spam filter/ adopted blocklist or are you exempt?
> Sorry, I'm not sure I'd be capable of that Then place a bounty. Let's see if a dev can create a better one. > Do other clients do who don't seem to have the shadowban problem? Many clients filter Global in any way they see fit. Iris, for instance, does that through friends of friends. The biggest complaints a client gets are related to terrible posts in Global, spam in chats / DMs etc. So much so, that most people don't onboard their friends because of the global feed. In Amethyst's case, it's worse because we also offer chats and the stories feed, which have a TON of spam accounts.
WheresAlan's avatar
WheresAlan 2 years ago
A PR is a Pull Request. It's a way for developers to take changes to code they make and merge it into the main code of an app. The request allows a maintainer like @Vitor Pamplona to review and request changes and provide other feedback before adding features and other improvements.
Ah thank you, I didn't realise he was trying to pull me... as the second girl to join nostr is happens quite a lot ๐Ÿ’… Jk jk thanks for the clarification
WheresAlan's avatar
WheresAlan 2 years ago
I get it. It's good to feel wanted. You're welcome.
I do actually agree that spam is a major problem, to new user adoption and retention of existing users. I just also feel the need to point out that this faulty (I would say, you obviously disagree) 'spam filter' and (intented?) Blocklist/shadowban system is also a major problem, considering the sort of people nostr interests and people reach out to joining. I don't even know about bounties and how much people need for that, of I am rich enough to do that or have enough of a reach to even make something like that possible. I appreciate your answers and hope there is more transparency about the blocklist mechanisms and would be very grateful for a clarification on how it works if you have time. I think a lot of people don't know.
โ†‘