<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Matt 🛸 wrote</title><author_name>Matt 🛸 (npub1l6…uj5rc)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1l6scds4yv7xmcsmhqnhdy9sggm520q09lvts2m5mkvecgr2mmmeqsuj5rc</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Well, it&#39;s not true that data is never removed. Relays are free to prune data (delete) if they wish and some do exactly for space saving.&#xA;&#xA;We will likely see paid relays, where users get something in return (forever storage of data, storage of larger forms of data - video, etc)&#xA;&#xA;A company could even run a lot of relays and provide a service similar to social media companies now. The difference is that they can&#39;t completely remove you from the network, just their own nodes. You could run your own relay for your content or simply move to a competitor without starting from scratch if your content still exists on other relays.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s a misconception that you can&#39;t be censored or deleted. A client or relay absolutely can black hole you. The truth is that they just can&#39;t black hole you from the protocol, since anyone can run a relay.</html></oembed>