diff --git a/src/components/onboarding/RelayEducation.tsx b/src/components/onboarding/RelayEducation.tsx
index 289d83f..a94a4ed 100644
--- a/src/components/onboarding/RelayEducation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/onboarding/RelayEducation.tsx
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export function RelayEducation({ onComplete, onSkip }: RelayEducationProps) {
               <div className="flex items-start gap-3 p-3 rounded-lg bg-green-500/10 border border-green-500/20">
                 <CheckCircle2 className="h-5 w-5 text-green-500 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
                 <div>
-                  <span className="font-bold text-green-400">Your posts can't be deleted by others</span>
-                  <p className="text-gray-400 text-xs mt-0.5">Data is distributed across the network</p>
+                  <span className="font-bold text-green-400">You control where your data lives</span>
+                  <p className="text-gray-400 text-xs mt-0.5">Your posts sync across relays you choose — pick your own, or run one yourself</p>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <div className="flex items-start gap-3 p-3 rounded-lg bg-amber-500/10 border border-amber-500/20">
diff --git a/src/pages/AboutPage.tsx b/src/pages/AboutPage.tsx
index a1a35bf..1c70098 100644
--- a/src/pages/AboutPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AboutPage.tsx
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ Version: v0.1.0`;
             </div>
             <p className="text-gray-300 leading-relaxed">
               Skateboarding knowledge should live with the community, not locked in corporate apps.
-              That's why SkateSpots runs on Nostr - a relay-based system where skaters control the data
-              and no company can delete your spots.
+              That's why SkateSpots runs on Nostr - a relay-based system where skaters control their own
+              data, choose which relays store it, and can even run their own. No single company owns the map.
             </p>
           </CardContent>
         </Card>
diff --git a/src/pages/OnboardingPage.tsx b/src/pages/OnboardingPage.tsx
index b6eef69..16e225d 100644
--- a/src/pages/OnboardingPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/OnboardingPage.tsx
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
               </div>
             </div>
             <p className="text-sm text-gray-400 leading-relaxed mb-4">
-              Nostr is an open protocol — like email, but for social apps. Your account is a <strong className="text-white">cryptographic key pair</strong> that you own. No company can delete your spots, ban your account, or sell your data. Your identity works across every Nostr app.
+              Nostr is an open protocol — like email, but for social apps. Your account is a <strong className="text-white">cryptographic key pair</strong> that you own. No single company controls your account or your data — you choose which relays store it, and you can even run your own. Your identity works across every Nostr app.
             </p>
             <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 mb-4">
               {[
-                { icon: Shield,  label: 'Your spots are permanent',   color: 'text-red-400' },
-                { icon: Lock,    label: 'No one can ban you',         color: 'text-orange-400' },
+                { icon: Shield,  label: 'You own your data & keys',   color: 'text-red-400' },
+                { icon: Lock,    label: 'No company can ban you',     color: 'text-orange-400' },
                 { icon: Users,   label: 'Identity works everywhere',  color: 'text-purple-400' },
                 { icon: Zap,     label: 'Direct Bitcoin tips',        color: 'text-yellow-400' },
               ].map(({ icon: Icon, label, color }) => (