Nostr is a
decentralized network protocol
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for a distributed
social networking
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system. Posts are resistant to
censorship
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and are cryptographically validated.
Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American Internet entrepreneur and programmer who is a co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as a co-founder and the CEO and chairperson of Block, Inc., the developer of the Squar ...
, the co-founder of
Twitter
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, endorses and financially supported the development of Nostr.
US Senator
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The composition and powe ...
Cynthia Lummis
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and
Ethereum
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's creator
Vitalik Buterin
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are among its
early adopter
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History
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s.
See also
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Mastodon (social network)
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