Nostr is an open protocol for censorship resistant publication and social networking.

At the end of 2022 the former CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey confessed his love to this protocol. Also Edward Snowden started to use Nostr. Why? What makes Nostr that special? Why should you care?

This presentation will identify the core problems of the current landscape, how Nostr works and addresses these problems, and lastly arguments for why Nostr has a shot at succeeding in bringing in a new paradigm where other attempts have failed thus far. It will go into technical detail and should leave the audience with the proper start and motivation to join this free and open source movement rebuilding the web and guaranteeing freedom of association on the internet.

Nostr has no official website, but currently details and discussions about the protocol can be found in the Github NIPs repository: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips. Some other trustworthy Nostr resources are:

• https://nostr.org/
• https://github.com/nostr-protocol/
• https://nostr.net/
• https://start.njump.me/
• https://nips.nostr.com/
• https://nostrapps.com/