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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by unboxingelf on Friday September 01, 2023 @01:03PM (#37353454)
They do not have to, but they risk being slashed if they add transactions that are not “correct” as per the network.

The link I provided shows this coercion via OFAC compliance.

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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by 3np on Saturday September 02, 2023 @10:37AM (#37361914)
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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by unboxingelf on Saturday September 02, 2023 @11:35AM (#37362441)
Ok, I assumed a validator providing blocks with unexpected transactions would trigger a penalty - guess not.
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