Originally published on: November 25, 2024
Pump.fun, a leading decentralized platform for creating Solana-based memecoins, is facing serious backlash due to the harmful and violent content being broadcasted on its livestream feature. Users have raised concerns about the platform’s lack of moderation and the alarming nature of the content being shared.
In a recent incident, a user on Pump.fun livestream reportedly threatened to harm themselves if their coin did not achieve a specific market capitalization. This prompted calls from community members, including X user Beau, for Pump.fun to intervene, disable the livestream, and offer support to the individual involved. There have also been reports of users engaging in threatening behavior, such as a person firing a gun out a window in response to market movements, and even a child making disturbing threats to family members.
The community has expressed outrage over the platform’s livestream feature, with some labeling it a “pipeline of felonies.” Calls have been made for Pump.fun to take immediate action and implement stricter moderation tools to prevent the spread of harmful content. Despite these concerns, Alon, the pseudonymous leader of Pump.fun, has defended the platform’s moderation efforts, stating that the team actively moderates all content on the website.
While Pump.fun claims to be addressing the issue of harmful content, the community is demanding more transparency and concrete measures to prevent such broadcasts in the future. It remains to be seen whether Pump.fun will make changes to its livestream feature to ensure a safer and more positive user experience.
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