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class="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white sm:text-2xl md:text-5xl"><span class="text-xl text-slate-900 dark:text-white sm:text-3xl">Social media and other stuff everyone can access.</span></h1><div class="relative z-50 flex flex-col items-start space-y-4 pt-5 md:flex-row md:items-center md:space-y-0"><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center"><button type="button" class="rounded-full dark:bg-white bg-teal-600 hover:bg-teal-500 px-10 py-5 text-lg font-bold dark:text-teal-700 text-white dark:hover:bg-teal-100 md:text-2xl">Start your journey</button></div></div></div><div class="w-full md:w-1/4 flex justify-center mt-10 md:mt-0"><img alt="F-Droid Download Link" fetchpriority="high" width="500" height="554" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="w-full max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[180px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/capybara.b2b741eb.png"/></div></div></div></div><div class="w-full bg-slate-100 dark:bg-[rgb(32,34,36)] py-24 px-4 lg:px-8"><div class="relative max-w-7xl mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 items-center gap-x-8 gap-y-16 xl:gap-x-16 xl:px-12"><img src="images/cloud1.png" class="absolute top-4 -right-80 w-80 opacity-40 z-0 pointer-events-none" aria-hidden="true"/><div class="text-center relative"><p class="bg-clip-text font-display text-4xl text-teal-600 dark:text-white md:text-5xl">Nostr = Freedom</p><p class="pt-7 text-xl tracking-tight text-slate-400 md:text-2xl">YOU control your identity and data NOT the corporation or government.</p><div class="pt-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4"><a class="rounded-full dark:bg-white bg-teal-600 text-sm hover:bg-teal-500 font-medium py-2 px-4 dark:text-teal-700 text-white dark:hover:bg-teal-100 md:text-xl font-bold" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr">GitHub</a><a class="rounded-full dark:bg-white bg-teal-600 text-sm hover:bg-teal-500 font-medium py-2 px-4 dark:text-teal-700 text-white dark:hover:bg-teal-100 md:text-xl ml-10 font-bold" id="get-nostr" target="_blank" href="https://nostr.org">Nostr.org</a></div></div></div></div><div class="sm:mt-16 relative flex h-3/4 items-center justify-center z-8"><div class="relative z-8 flex w-full max-w-7xl px-6 md:flex-row flex-col items-center justify-between"><p class="bg-clip-text font-display text-4xl text-teal-600 dark:text-white md:text-4xl">A Universe of Apps all working together.</p></div></div><div class="mt-8 px-6 lg:px-8"><div class="flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center justify-center gap-16 max-w-7xl mx-auto"><div class="relative w-[200px] sm:w-[260px] h-[520px]"><a href="https://amethyst.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Amethyst" loading="lazy" width="220" height="440" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-[220px] rounded-xl shadow-lg z-5" style="color:transparent" src="/images/amethyst.png"/></a><a href="https://damus.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener 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href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=nostr&c=apps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Android Download Link" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/nostr_android_google_play.8682d8d1.png"/></a><a href="https://search.f-droid.org/?q=nostr&lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="F-Droid Download Link" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/f_droid_nostr.007e165b.png"/></a><a href="https://www.apple.com/us/search/nostr?src=globalnav" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Apple App Store Download Link" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/nostr_app_store.cf75c50b.png"/></a><a href="https://coracle.social/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Web Browser Version" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/nostr_web_browser.27e2ce1c.png"/></a><a href="https://nostrapps.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="All Nostr Apps" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/nostr_apps.e1c32f63.png"/></a><a href="https://nostr.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="More Nostr Apps" loading="lazy" width="312" height="104" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative flex-1 max-w-[150px] sm:max-w-[100px] md:max-w-[150px] lg:max-w-[200px]" style="color:transparent" src="/_next/static/media/nostr_net_apps.306d1657.png"/></a></div><section class="bg-slate-100 dark:bg-teal-700 text-white dark:bg-teal-700 relative z-8"><div class="w-full overflow-hidden leading-none"><svg class="text-white dark:text-[rgb(32,34,36)]" viewBox="0 0 1440 80" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0,32 C360,96 1080,0 1440,64 L1440,0 L0,0 Z"></path></svg></div><div class="text-center relative"><p class="bg-clip-text font-display text-4xl text-teal-600 dark:text-white md:text-5xl"><span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded font-mono text-black dark:text-white">N</span>otes and <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded font-mono text-black dark:text-white">O</span>ther <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded font-mono text-black dark:text-white">S</span>tuff <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded font-mono text-black dark:text-white">T</span>ransmitted by <span class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded font-mono text-black dark:text-white">R</span>elays</p></div><div class="px-6 pt-10 max-w-7xl mx-auto"><div class="text-slate-900 dark:text-white grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-8 text-left"><div><h3 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Public-key cryptography</h3><p class="text-base opacity-90">Nostr uses public-key cyrptography. Users can easily verify the data you sent is yours and has not been altered. You can also encrypt messages to send privately.</p></div><div><h3 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Relays</h3><p class="text-base opacity-90">Data is shared between users via relays. Users can choose which relays to use and can run their own. No single entity, corporation or government can control the flow of information.</p></div><div><h3 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Nostr Improvement Possibilities (NIPs)</h3><p class="text-base opacity-90">Nostr is a protocol, and uses shared standards called NIPs, which allow different apps to share data seamlessly. Nostr is permissionless so ANYONE can create an application.</p></div></div></div><div class="relative center"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Capybara Ostrich Animation" style="width:500px;height:auto;image-rendering:pixelated"/></div></div><div class="w-full overflow-hidden leading-none"><svg class="text-white dark:text-[rgb(32,34,36)] rotate-180 -mb-[1px]" viewBox="0 0 1440 80" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0,32 C360,96 1080,0 1440,64 L1440,0 L0,0 Z"></path></svg></div></section><figure class="max-w-screen-md mx-auto text-center pt-12"><svg class="w-20 h-20 mx-auto mb-10 text-teal-700 dark:text-teal-700" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 18 14"><path d="M6 0H2a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4v1a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H2a1 1 0 0 0 0 2h1a5.006 5.006 0 0 0 5-5V2a2 2 0 0 0-2-2Zm10 0h-4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4v1a3 3 0 0 1-3 3h-1a1 1 0 0 0 0 2h1a5.006 5.006 0 0 0 5-5V2a2 2 0 0 0-2-2Z"></path></svg><blockquote><p class="text-2xl italic font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">"nostr is an open protocol. If a platform is a silo, a protocol is a river: no one owns it, and everyone is free to swim."</p></blockquote><figcaption class="flex items-center justify-center mt-6 space-x-3"><div class="flex items-center divide-x-2 divide-gray-500 dark:divide-gray-700"><cite class="pr-3 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Edward Snowden</cite><cite class="pl-3 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Whistleblower & Privacy Advocate</cite></div></figcaption></figure><figure class="max-w-screen-md mx-auto text-center pt-20"><blockquote><p class="text-2xl italic font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">"So I just decided to delete my account on Bluesky, and really focus on Nostr, and funding that to the best of my ability. I asked to get off the board as well, because I just don't think a protocol needs a board or wants a board..."</p></blockquote><figcaption class="flex items-center justify-center mt-6 space-x-3"><div class="flex items-center divide-x-2 divide-gray-500 dark:divide-gray-700"><cite class="pr-3 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Jack Dorsey</cite><cite class="pl-3 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">ex-CEO of Twitter</cite></div></figcaption></figure><div class="relative z-8 pb-20 pt-20 mt-40 dark:bg-teal-700"><div class="relative max-w-7xl mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 items-center gap-x-8 gap-y-16 xl:gap-x-16 xl:px-12"><div class="text-center relative"><p class="bg-clip-text font-display text-4xl text-teal-600 dark:text-white md:text-5xl">Get your nostr.com Nostr identifier!</p><p class="pt-5 text-xl tracking-tight text-slate-400 md:text-2xl">Buy and sell Nostr identifiers, and much more...</p><div class="relative pt-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4"><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center"><button type="button" class="rounded-full dark:bg-white bg-teal-600 hover:bg-teal-500 px-10 py-5 text-lg font-bold dark:text-teal-700 text-white dark:hover:bg-teal-100 md:text-2xl">Start your journey</button></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center"><button type="button" class="rounded-full dark:bg-white bg-teal-600 hover:bg-teal-500 px-10 py-5 text-lg font-bold dark:text-teal-700 text-white dark:hover:bg-teal-100 md:text-2xl">Go to my.nostr.com</button></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="mx-auto text-center pb-5 text-xs tracking-tight text-slate-400">When captchas and passwords become too difficult, humanity will empower itself with public-key cryptography — a byproduct will be widespread free speech.</p></div></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"markdoc":{"content":[{"$$mdtype":"Tag","name":"p","attributes":{"class":"lead"},"children":["Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables global, decentralized, and censorship-resistant social media. 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