I don’t think we really know the answer yet.
If the free relays are not able to keep up with the demand and get flooded with spam, the paid relays may be able to provide better connectivity.
I believe I saw one that is broadcasting to / and filtering spam from popular free relays.
c7five / Nick Percoco
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2023-02-09 02:49:40
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2023-02-09 02:49:40Event JSON
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