Solana Meme Coin Launchpad Pump.Fun Drops Livestreaming Amid Backlash – BitRss

Pump.fun, the prominent Solana-based token launchpad, said Monday that it has “paused” the livestreaming feature on its platform, which enabled users to stream a video feed alongside the creation of a meme coin.

Tokens that utilized the livestreaming feature can no longer be found in a category using the drop down menu on the Pump.fun home page, and no longer have a video feed embedded on their respective Pump.fun pages. After the feature disappeared, the company confirmed that it was removed in the interest of public safety.

“To ensure the absolute safety of our users, we will be pausing the live streaming functionality on the site for an indefinite time period until the moderation infrastructure is ready to deal with the heightened levels of activity,” the Pump team said in a statement.

The feature had created considerable controversy and concern across the crypto community, with many users asking for the feature to be shut down in the last few days as content being livestreamed ranged from animal cruelty to proposed self-harm. Some notable figures in the space suggested that they would