Why Micropayments? The Internet Was Meant To Provide Value To Users, Not Spy …

Shinobi's second episode in a 10-part Bitcoin privacy video series argues that privacy and censorship resistance are inseparable, and that Bitcoin micropayments can help restore a privacy-respecting internet. The article states that without privacy, interactions can be exposed to external pressure such as shunning, shamming, jailing or penalties, and that most people will then censor themselves. In the episode, Shinobi speaks with Calle, creator of the Cashu ecash protocol, about how free internet platforms pay for their cost by sacrificing user privacy for advertising revenue. They also discuss how Cashu could enable bitcoin micropayments as an alternative, in line with the original HTTP "402 Payment Required" design.