Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum ‘Proud’ Does Not Censor Critical Opinions, Social Media Users Complain That Reality Is Opposite

May 19, 2024 10:46 p.m. | 2 minutes of reading

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder and one of the biggest voices in the cryptocurrency space, Vitalik Buterin, praised the ecosystem’s free speech ideals. However, this claim was criticized by a group of people on social media.

What happened: The man behind one of the biggest blockchain projects took to social platform work.

I’m really proud that Ethereum doesn’t have a culture of trying to stop people from speaking their mind, even when they have very negative feelings towards major elements of the protocol or the ‘ecosystem.

Some wave the ideal of “open discourse” like a flag, others take it seriously.

– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) May 18, 2024

“Some wave the ideal of ‘open discourse’ like a flag, others take it seriously,” Buterin said, in an apparent attack on ongoing censorship on other blockchain platforms.

These claims, however, were disputed by social media users who reported facing significant censorship from Ethereum influencers.

A user dubzy replied: “Well I told someone that Eth fees were expensive and he mistreated me for 13 minutes, explain that?”

Matthew Gouldfounder and CEO of blockchain company Unstoppable Domains, said he faced the exact opposite of what Buterin preached, including harsh censorship from some of the network’s projects and condemnation of differing opinions on their operations.

Why is this important: Constructive criticism of technology and processes is essential to the overall progress of any industry, as any expert will tell you.

Solana (CRYPTO: GROUND), co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko agreed with Buterin’s view and considered it an industry-wide phenomenon.

“The industry as a whole is awesome. You don’t see engineers from Microsoft, Google, and Apple all in one chat room, constantly challenging each other on design,” Yakavenko wrote in responding to Buterin’s message.

Price Action: At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading at $3,089.07, down 1.43% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Photo by Alexey Smyshlyaev on Shutterstock.

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