mplorentz on Nostr: There are a few things you can do to fight impersonation. You can flag the user for ...
There are a few things you can do to fight impersonation. You can flag the user for “spam” or “other” or something. Some apps will then show a warning on their profile. You can also link your nostr profile to your website if you have one. This is a bit technical (search NIP-05) but it cryptographically proved that you own both the website and your nostr account.
Most apps also have some kind of web-of-trust features to help. For example Nos sorts people by the number of people you both know, so if I search for Slice Design in Nos you show up at the top because more of my friends follow you than the imposter.
Is the impersonating account Slice Design (npub12ch…n6lh) ? Because that account is actually bridged over from Mastodon. Somebody is mirroring a lot of accounts from there to Nostr.
Most apps also have some kind of web-of-trust features to help. For example Nos sorts people by the number of people you both know, so if I search for Slice Design in Nos you show up at the top because more of my friends follow you than the imposter.
Is the impersonating account Slice Design (npub12ch…n6lh) ? Because that account is actually bridged over from Mastodon. Somebody is mirroring a lot of accounts from there to Nostr.