Derek Ross on Nostr: There is no centralized authority to provide follower counts on nostr. Follower ...
There is no centralized authority to provide follower counts on nostr. Follower accounts are calculated by looking at contact lists that you use. And there's no good way to calculate this quickly or accurately for every single relay that exists or npub that exists. Follower accounts are not a good metric in a decentralized network.
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