km on Nostr: >However, there are problems with the ActivityPub protocol championed by Mastodon. ...

>However, there are problems with the ActivityPub protocol championed by Mastodon. The main issue is that user accounts are tied to a single server. When a Mastodon server is taken offline, all of its users permanently lose their accounts, leaving a hole in the network. For large servers, this can have devastating, lasting effects on the growth of the network. In addition, users on Mastodon can get banned for unfair, arbitrary reasons. Too many bad experiences add up, and leave a sour taste for users.

Nostr is a reimagined protocol that fixes things with cryptography. Users get a private key to sign events (similar to a Bitcoin wallet), allowing people to avoid outages and migrate off unfriendly servers. Nostr is a fresh approach to social media, fixing deep problems that hinder Mastodon's growth, while freeing people from corporate social media.

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