I personally don't see a problem with supporting deletes, it just comes with very confusing yet important to understand caveats for users.
The real problem is user expectations. A copy of your note has been distributed to thousands of different servers, desktops, and phones, complete with a signature proving its authenticity. The only thing you can do is politely ask those other parties to please delete their copies.
On the fediverse there is a Delete activity, and 99% of servers respect it, but several do not. You can never know for sure if a server retained a copy, and unlike a fediverse post, or a twitter screenshot, a nostr note contains a signature proving its authenticity.
AdemanTemp / Ademan (Temporary)
npub1c8…7r2pc
2023-04-18 03:20:23
in reply to nevent1q…9wxf
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npub1c82fuekafs6f2r5ef2r8x5m6al674r766lgeucwq7ggqsjraknzq27r2pcPublished at
2023-04-18 03:20:23Event JSON
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