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I blocked my first user on Nostr this morning. I hit me unexpectedly because everyone has been very genuine. I haven’t seen any of the trolling and negativity I see elsewhere. It’s been wonderful. So now I’m wondering Are people on Nostr getting creepy DMs and inappropriate comments here too? I thankfully have not. The objectionable post I saw this morning was meant to precipitate a strong reaction. I felt provoked but chose not to engage. It only took me a moment to find the block button. I realized in that moment that we need to be careful and measured in our response to these problems. #nostr #socialmedia #problem #block #ban

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Yeah, I have received spam DMs. Not much though since I use Primal, I guess their filters are working. I remember there was a gay spam content some months ago, but if not because users were talking about it, I wouldn't have realized, I got 0 spam notes. Obviously filters can filter legit content too, that's a risk, but for now appears they are working good.
There is no block equivalent, only mute, so if your client has a “Block” button, it does nothing to prevent someone from reading and responding to you, and chances are, they won’t even know you muted them unless they know how to check your public mute list. Also, clients don’t always handle muted users the same way, and you may end up seeing their posts again if you change clients. That said, don’t be afraid to use it, because it improves your overall experience. I’m using it more, with so many bad takes on all The Current Things™ flying around lately.
It happens to all of us. I once was getting into an argument and felt like it quickly escalated into name calling and i'll have none of that. If you are unable to discuss a topic without lowering yourself to such a thing i have lost all interest of continuing. Apart from that there have been some "fake" accounts like scammers/spammers.
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wow. I’ve blocked maybe 100 accounts already. A lot are bot-like accounts. A few had made some direct, malicious/provoking trolling type comments. A few were due to rude responses. That’s in ~ 6 months.
Yes! Yes and YES! I agree! It’s crazy! I intuitively went to block an opposing view account also, then it hit me.. I want to see what they say and even causes me to remain unbiased, which hardens my continued resolve or I actually learn their point of view and learn something - it’s clear we are being played. Seeing the middle-ground is crucial. Unhinged paid hate speech however, zero tolerance for that shit.