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Why ActivityPub over Nostr? - function only (feddit.online)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Cooper8@feddit.online to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I have seen some critical views on Nostr as a part of decentralized network discussions, but most seem to be focused on culture not function.

What are the functional / protocol differences that make you prefer ActivityPub over Nostr?

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 days ago

My understanding is that the content is essentially self-hosted, so content removed from relays still exists on the posting user’s client

The relays are the hosts, not the clients. The only data the user carries is their unique public-cryptographic key to identify themselves & sign their messages. It's independent of client or relay, so they can use any at will.

Curation/moderation doesn't require relays. It can be done via the proposals/features mentioned before, which is distributed independent of relay.