Are We "Censoring" Spam?
Published: July 30, 2026
Duration: 22:38
There is a massive miscommunication tearing Bitcoiners apart right now. Instead of arguing over specific code like BIP 110, I want to ask a much harder question in this solo take: Is it actually censorship to address spam?
I'll explain why prioritizing financial transactions over JPEGs isn't authoritarianism, and why claiming it is destroys our ability to protect the network. We built a protocol for decentralized money, not unlimited file storage. Let's talk about what real censorship actually means.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - "Censorship" and Spam
(00:01:41) - The analogy
(00:02:52) - Free speech...