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Does Nostr have private content? That's a required feature for a chat platform.

Yes. Here are some specifications that describe it: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/17.md and https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/59.md

Well it could just be E2EE'd right? That's more of a required feature IMO.

PS: I'm not sure if Nostr has this but bluesky currently doesn't.

Key distribution puts a limit on scalability for E2EE, eg: Signal / Telegram user limits

There is an E2EE messaging system that works with atproto DIDs, based on MLS, called "germ". People who have accounts can have them associated with the Bluesky profile for easy association. They only had a iOS app last I heard, so most people cannot use it.

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