ShortSimon on Nostr: https://m.primal.net/HZdP.jpgNostr enables publishing without censorship. Until ...
https://m.primal.net/HZdP.jpgNostr enables publishing without censorship.
Until recently, establishing an online identity meant registering with a third-party system, essentially becoming part of their centralised database. For instance, on platforms like the one formerly known as Twitter, user profiles, connections, and content history are stored in the centralised database, with control and ownership resting solely with the platform. This centralised control allows the platform to dictate access, content visibility, and user interactions. If the policies of the platform are contravened, then users may find themselves restricted or completely banned. The time that the user has spent and the work that they have done to build connections and a reputation on the platform will be lost as none of it is transferable to any other internet platforms. The need to adhere to policies and post content that is favoured by the algorithm leads to content creators practicing a form of self censorship.
Nostr offers a decentralized native identity that is controlled by the user. There is no censorship or enforced policies, giving users complete control, including the freedom to select their own algorithms. Nostr gives everyone the freedom to leave one Nostr media platform and go to another, taking all information at zero cost to the user. This is very much a game changer in the social media space, but the opportunity is bigger than that, because social media is just one application of Nostr. Any application that currently exists on the internet can be built on this new open decentralised protocol.
Until recently, establishing an online identity meant registering with a third-party system, essentially becoming part of their centralised database. For instance, on platforms like the one formerly known as Twitter, user profiles, connections, and content history are stored in the centralised database, with control and ownership resting solely with the platform. This centralised control allows the platform to dictate access, content visibility, and user interactions. If the policies of the platform are contravened, then users may find themselves restricted or completely banned. The time that the user has spent and the work that they have done to build connections and a reputation on the platform will be lost as none of it is transferable to any other internet platforms. The need to adhere to policies and post content that is favoured by the algorithm leads to content creators practicing a form of self censorship.
Nostr offers a decentralized native identity that is controlled by the user. There is no censorship or enforced policies, giving users complete control, including the freedom to select their own algorithms. Nostr gives everyone the freedom to leave one Nostr media platform and go to another, taking all information at zero cost to the user. This is very much a game changer in the social media space, but the opportunity is bigger than that, because social media is just one application of Nostr. Any application that currently exists on the internet can be built on this new open decentralised protocol.