Solana Meme Coin Launchpad Pump.Fun Suspends Live Streaming Indefinitely After Wave Of Abusive Content
Solana meme coin generator Pump.fun disabled its live streaming function indefinitely yesterday following a wave of abusive content on the platform. Initially rolled out earlier this year, live-streaming was added to let users promote their newly-launched meme coins. But creators took advantage of Pump.fun’s overwhelmed moderation to deploy what Beau on X called ”absolutely heinous” purposes just to boost th eir cryptos’ valuations. “Hey @pumpdotfun there is currently someone using your livestreams to threaten to hang themselves if the coin does not reach a set marketcap,” Beau said. “Absolutely heinous and it needs to come down + see if you can get them help. Shut down the livestream feature. This is out of control.” Reports of child abuse, bestiality and even suicide threats have all been made. Pump.Fun Says Its Moderation Infrastructure Needs Upgrade To Cope Pump.fun has been one of this year’s success stories due to the me...