This is a bit hyperbolic. Run your own relay & ignore theirs & flux's relays. That said, better keep an eye on @Keychat & @npub1tm99...xn72 😉
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Did you know @npub1exv2...d828 now has a blockchain/shitcoin built in (called Flux)? https://simplex.chat/blog/20241210-simplex-network-v6-2-servers-by-flux-business-chats.html#simplex-chat-and-flux-improve-metadata-privacy-in-simplex-network ) Did you know they've also started doing "content moderation"—blocking users, groups and 3rd party servers? https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/821f034d18930c5c32d1c010a72bff15775b9337/docs%2Frfcs%2F2024-12-30-content-moderation.md Yeah, so far it's only to stop CSAM distribution but we all know how that's a slippery slope. The good old "Think of the children" tactic. If there's a method to ban, block or censor, it will be used and ABUSED. SimpleX Chat may have good #privacy but it's not decentralized, neither censorship-resistant. They also seem too concerned with complying with Google/Apple stores—“(...)there are requirements we have to comply with that exist outside of law, e.g. requirements of application stores.” I also found out they are getting funded by VCS such a Village Global ( https://www.villageglobal.vc/ ), which have backers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Anne Wojcicki and others. https://simplex.chat/blog/20240814-simplex-chat-vision-funding-v6-private-routing-new-user-experience.html#the-past-investment-from-village-global This is not freedom tech. I'm out. DYOR.
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Keychat 11 months ago
Does the Flux blockchain distribute its tokens to those who run Simple X chat nodes, thereby incentivizing node operators to keep the nodes running? This design is somewhat similar to the blockchain models of Filecoin and Session. We don’t like this type of blockchain solution. Ensuring that more relays can operate sustainably over the long term is indeed an important goal. The Keychat relay addresses its revenue issue by charging “stamps.” Users who choose this relay attach a stamp to each message, which is an ecash sat.