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 Who will create your nostr account? Not a 3rd party, but math.

Who ensures data integrity? Not a 3rd party, but cryptography.

Who stores your data? Not a 3rd party, but multiple parties, or yourself.

Who can delete your account? Nobody, not even yourself.

Who can delete your data? Nobody, not even yourself. 
 Data can be deleted by clients.  
Your data can be deleted from relays.

I agree you cannot erase your data on other relays/clients. But this does not mean data has guaranteed longevity. Is this correct?  
 I really like the last two.. very important  
 Learn #nostr. 
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 People are triggered by the fact that social media platforms are restricting their accounts.  First of all,  you don't own said accounts.  You're just a serf on a digital land.  As soon as you truly understand that,  you'll join #nostr.  Here there's no algo,  it's just people and bots sending note and zapping sats.  Sats ain't cheap when you consider spam.

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 Who and where do they store your private key when you use a client? 
 This. A million times over.. 

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 No 3rd party. No account.

Your key is your identity. And your identity is key.

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 A minor prime on Nostr!


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 Who will create your nostr account? Not a 3rd party, but math.

Who ensures data integrity? Not a 3rd party, but cryptography.

Who stores your data? Not a 3rd party, but multiple parties, or yourself.

Who can delete your account? Nobody, not even yourself.

Who can delete your data? Nobody, not even yourself. 
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