Nostr

Nostr is a decentralized network protocol for distributed and free social networking system.[1] Posts are particularly resistant to censorship and are cryptographically validated. As of April 2023, Nostr has 1.1 million users.[2]

One of Nostr’s main innovations is its concept of relays, software that sends, receives, and stores text messages. Anyone with a device, such as, but not limited to, a laptop and an internet connection, can run a relay. Those users running decentralized relays are fully independent of centralized software owned by a for-profit corporation such as Amazon or Google.[2]

Edward Snowden, whistleblower and former NSA contractor, stated that “unlike the old social media ‘platforms’ where the platform-owner (FB, Tiktok, Twitter) gets to decide who can speak—and what can be heard—#nostr is an open protocol.”[2] In comparison, social media ban or censorship is not possible with apps built on Nostr.[2]

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, endorses and financially supported the development of Nostr.[3][4][5]

US Senator Cynthia Lummis and Ethereum's creator Vitalik Buterin are among its early adopters.[6]

See also

References
  1. Huang, Roger (December 29, 2022). "Nostr Is The Decentralized Protocol That Might Replace Elon Musk's Twitter". Forbes.
  2. Castiglione, Chris (2023-04-11). "How To Get Started With Nostr, Jack Dorsey's Favorite Decentralized Social Network". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. Torpey, Kyle (21 February 2023). "Here's why Bitcoiners are flocking to Nostr, a social network supported by Jack Dorsey and Edward Snowden". Fortune. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. Schreckinger, Ben; Robertson, Derek (April 10, 2023). "Jack Dorsey explains his new obsession". Politico.
  5. Dorsey, Jack [@jack] (December 16, 2022). "14 BTC deployed to @fiatjaf for #nostr" (Tweet). Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. "The year of Web3 social media — maybe". Politico. 3 Jan 2023.
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