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May 7, 2023 • 50 tweets • 30 min read
@m1sterc001guy@im_JoeFi Yeah, the purpose is not so much to protect the individuals who are speaking, because they might be in foreign jurisdictions and within their rights, but to protect the node/relay operator from liability and government intrusion. For example, in certain Communist & Muslim...
@m1sterc001guy@im_JoeFi ...majority countries, you can be prosecuted for trafficking in banned content, such as political speech that's critical of the government, nudity/porn, controversial social topics, even educational content conveyed to women. No doubt, it's impossible to police a large group...
May 6, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
@m1sterc001guy@im_JoeFi This is why we need Decentralized Social Media like Nostr with full encryption for all communication going through relays, not just direct messages. If they don't like the message, they'll block or shutdown every node in the route.
Ideally, these relays should not be the major silos we have now. Relays should be highly distributed like #Bitcoin or Lightning nodes. They should not be able to read or censor content or even know what users created it. They should only host & pass along (relay) data for a fee.