Pump.fun’s Urgent Notice on Community Moderation

Pump.fun, which has recently come under a lot of criticism for the outrageous abuse of its live streams, has sent out a call from the community for urgent moderation reforms.

The livestream pool was designed as a source of support for content creators and socializing, but after it was used in a very unfortunate way, the crypto community was stunned.

The issue came to light when Beau, who works as a security products manager at Pudgy Penguins, tweeted that a user had threatened to kill himself by self-harm if his token did not reach a certain market value. He took his own life. As a result, the platform quickly took action and disabled the live broadcast feature. They also decided to provide support to affected viewers.

On November 25, 2024, they published a community message addressing recent events and explaining their reaction. The team expressed regret for the situation and recognized the damage caused. The team also acknowledged the community’s concern and reiterated their commitment to safety, outlining their current measures, including removing inappropriate content and flagging NSFW material.

“I acknowledge that our moderation is not perfect, so if you are aware of a coin that is not moderated, please report it to our support channels immediately.”

Pump.fun’s moderator is quoted in post X.

Read the message: “We have also doubled the number of human moderators and continue to invest in the development of automatic moderation systems that immediately tackle inappropriate content, as well as moderation systems that help human moderators quickly tackle inappropriate content.”

Society reacts:

The crypto community was at first horrified by the deeply disturbing events. However, Pump.fun’s quick turnaround with effective and diligent measures brought a sense of relief to the community.

I understand. But wouldn’t it be even better to add a “Report” feature for modding purposes? If N amount of reports are given to a particular stream, will it be closed automatically? Based on the fact that millions of shotguns are created every day and sometimes it’s hard to keep an eye on…

— marianzera.5mbK (@marianzera) 23 November 2024

Many users suggested that NSFW be disabled by default, while others requested a ‘report’ option so users can flag unwanted content and help moderators spot it sooner. Their choice to pause live streams and focus more on improving their controls shows that the team is committed to creating a safer space for their users.