I'm not saying I'm being censored. I'm saying other people are.
If the filter is hiding or restricting real users, then that's a problem that needs to be addressed. We can talk about bots all day, but we're talking about actual people who want to express their opinions and participate in discussions.
The system may be auditable, but that doesn't change the outcome for users whose posts become effectively invisible. I've seen cases where people, after disagreements with developers or influential figures in the Nostr ecosystem, suddenly find their posts receiving little visibility or are unable to interact as before.
If that is happening, then it's a moderation and filtering problem that should be fixed. A solution designed to reduce spam shouldn't end up sidelining legitimate users. The goal should be to filter bots without making real people collateral damage.
This keeps the focus on the argument
Login to reply
Replies (3)
A system that allows bots to DoS or drown out users with noise is censorship by other means
Transparent WoT removes the developer skew, gives users the upper hand over bots
Bxrd flock is ascendant
I do want bots separated from real users, that part is important.
My concern is just how itβs done. If WoT is used for filtering, Iβm fine with that in theory, but I donβt want real people to end up getting pushed down or made invisible just because theyβre not well connected in the βrightβ part of the network.
Bots should be filtered out, yes. But real users should still have a fair chance to be seen and participate, even if theyβre new or not popular or not in the main social circles.
Suggestions:
- trust score annotations so that different followings have different weights when calculating the WoT
- bunker login so that you can use the app as a PWA (for some reason browser extensions arenβt allowed in this context)