sommerfeld on Nostr: Using websockets instead of a custom network protocol was a smart design decision. It ...
Using websockets instead of a custom network protocol was a smart design decision. It allows nostr to remain censorship resistance since ISPs cannot just look for, throttle or block certain ports without doing it to all HTTP traffic, effectively affecting all their users.
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