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 there is no delete in the internet.

there is no delete on any social media. only, "don't show this to my followers". X and Facebook still have all of the data. It is a perception of deletion.

there is no delete in nostr. i can rebroadcast all of the notes of people I follow to a private relay that doesn't accept edits/delete events types.

at best, you're catering to people's conditioning and making them feel 'at home'.

at worst you're deceiving people into believing they can fully remove their posts.

further, screenshots are hard to prove the pubkey posted said note; screenshots can be manipulated and photoshopped. nostr events being cryptographically signed is a significantly more honest proof of post.

there is no delete in the internet.