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fiatjaf on Nostr: This is very true and why the Nostr approach of having multiple servers (and clients ...

This is very true and why the Nostr approach of having multiple servers (and clients talking to many of them simultaneously), each with their own rules and moderation policy, is the only way forward.
Content Moderation Is Impossible At Scale - The Impossibility Theorem of Content Moderation

I think a bunch of folks here might not know about this internet 'law' but it does feel like Nostr folks might agree with this.

https://www.techdirt.com/2019/11/20/masnicks-impossibility-theorem-content-moderation-scale-is-impossible-to-do-well/

See also:
https://blob.satellite.earth/756de1c3a4fe5db9df6804231888f7268e87cbf3f21eaf88f435c4168cc68bad

Bluesky and friends are pushing for a network with a single point-of-failure with regards to moderation, and, as Masnick used to know, that cannot end well.