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 nostr is censorship resistant because:

1. the follow list is decentralized
2. there are multiple relays

Normal users can resist censorship by switching relays, or ultimately run their own relay and they cannot be censored on follow lists because each follower owns their own follow list, it doesn't even need to exist on a relay, can exists primarily on everyones own device while syncing to relays.

Relays stopping spam doesn't mean nostr can be censored, it just means whatever was stopped was something no ones care about enough to either be followed or hosted on a different relay.
 
 Well put 
 This  
 And spam Bots will also find that attempts to censor them doesn't work.

What's good for me is also good for my enemy.

What's bad for my enemy is also bad for me  
 I think the biggest challenge to #nostr censorship resistance is that there is no practical way to know about followers or people you follow that are not connected to any relay you’re not connected to. With some people on my follow list I have only 1 or 2 relays in common and I’m connected to 20+ relays. This can become a problem as people may tend to follow a small set of “trusted” relays. 
 that is already solved, its just the solution that is not widely adopted yet, see https://how-nostr-works.pages.dev/#/outbox