Social:Nostr
Nostr is a decentralized network protocol for a distributed social networking system. The name is an acronym for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays". It was designed with goals of censorship-resistance in mind.[1]
| Communication protocol | |
| Purpose | Social Networking |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | fiatjaf |
| Introduced | March 2020[2] |
| Port(s) | 443, 80 |
The first known implementation of the Nostr protocol dates back to Nov 7 2020, created by a developer known as fiatjaf. [2] fiatjaf is widely credited as the creator of Nostr.
Users
As of April 2023, Nostr was primarily popular with Bitcoin users.[3] Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, endorses and has financially supported the development of Nostr by donating approximately $250,000 worth of bitcoin to the developers of the project.[3][4]
In January 2023 Nostr reached 100,000 users.[citation needed]
Open protocol
As an open protocol and FOSS project, Nostr allows for multiple different front-ends for the same data. Multiple Nostr clients exist.[5] Different extensions to the Nostr protocol are called "NIPs", for Nostr Implementation Possibilities.[6] The protocol's primary form of data transport is the use of a standardized kind of WebSocket server called a Relay.[7] Each user has a cryptographic keypair.[7]
Data on the Nostr protocol is stored in JSON blobs called Events, which are the only kind of object on the Nostr protocol.[8][7]
Censorship resistant
Nostr was created in response to increased internet censorship and social media restrictions in 2020. It claims to be censorship resistant.[9] Some Nostr apps have been banned in China.[10][11]
See also
- ActivityPub – Decentralized social networking protocol
- Bluesky (social network) – Social media network and decentralized protocol
- Mastodon (social network)
- OStatus – Open microblogging protocol
- Webmention
- Internet censorship
References
- ↑ nostr - Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays, nostr-protocol, 2024-01-06, https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr, retrieved 2024-01-06
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "basic server relay code. · nostr-protocol/nostr@6158017 · GitHub". https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr/commit/6158017db0b12686218113232fff175a45953e2f.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Torpey, Kyle (21 February 2023). "Here's why Bitcoiners are flocking to Nostr, a social network supported by Jack Dorsey and Edward Snowden". https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/02/21/bitcoiners-flocking-to-nostr-social-network-jack-dorsey-edward-snowden/.
- ↑ Schreckinger, Ben; Robertson, Derek (April 10, 2023). "Jack Dorsey explains his new obsession". https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2023/04/10/jack-dorsey-explains-his-new-obsession-00091279.
- ↑ "Clients - Docs". https://nostr.com/clients.
- ↑ "GitHub - nostr-protocol/nips: Nostr Implementation Possibilities". https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "nips/01.md at master · nostr-protocol/nips · GitHub". https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/01.md.
- ↑ "Events - Docs". https://nostr.com/the-protocol/events.
- ↑ Castiglione, Chris (11 April 2023). "Nostr Decentralized Social Network". Forbes. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/04/11/how-to-get-started-with-nostr/?sh=6350dcff406b.
- ↑ Reynolds, Sam (3 Feb 2023). "Nostr's Damus App Banned From China App Store". Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-based-social-network-070355179.html.
- ↑ "Removal of Damus social media platform from China App Store was ‘expected’ by developers amid Beijing’s strict censorship". SCMP. SCMP. 6 Feb 2023. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3209265/apples-removal-damus-social-media-platform-china-app-store-was-expected-developers-amid-beijings.
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