No, never a real ID. Part of what makes this a platform where speech and ideas are free is the opportunity to post pseudo-anonymously.
Requiring a govt ID (a la Facebook) would be considered a huge privacy violation here on nostr
The NIP-05 shows that some action (typically financial) has been taken to prove “real-ness”.
If it’s free to spin up millions of spam bots, then people will do it. If each bot costs a few cents, it won’t happen on that scale.
bostonwine / boston wine
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2023-02-24 14:10:35 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…s3mx
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