So UpScrolled just got removed from the google play store.
https://x.com/realUpScrolled/status/2022696096041177563
The reason we need alternative ways of distributing apps like nostr:npub10r8xl2njy...
There’s a real difference between platforms that act as gatekeepers and platforms that act as clients.
One model assumes a centralized authority should decide whose voice is acceptable, quietly removing people when they cross invisible lines.
The other assumes we’re adults—capable of choosing what we consume, who we follow, and what we mute—without needing a referee to silence others “for our own good.”
That distinction matters.
Free speech isn’t about forcing anyone to listen.
It’s about not having your voice removed at the gateway.
On Nostr / Primal, responsibility lives with the user—not the platform.
And that feels a lot closer to how open systems are supposed to work.
One model assumes a centralized authority should decide whose voice is acceptable, quietly removing people when they cross invisible lines.
The other assumes we’re adults—capable of choosing what we consume, who we follow, and what we mute—without needing a referee to silence others “for our own good.”
That distinction matters.
Free speech isn’t about forcing anyone to listen.
It’s about not having your voice removed at the gateway.
On Nostr / Primal, responsibility lives with the user—not the platform.
And that feels a lot closer to how open systems are supposed to work.
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