Discord CEO responds to backlash after teasing app NFT feature Discord \/ via Miller KaplanDiscord CEO Jason Citron shared an image for crypto features in the app, particularly with Ehtereum, which sparked community backlash and concerns about its potential for NFTs. Responding to a Discord analysis by Not Boring and The Generalist, Citron shared an early look for a built-in crypto wallet integration with MetaMask and WalletConnect. The pre-release image shows Discord\u2019s management tools for Ethereum, a popular blockchain-based currency. Blockchain technology is also the basis for NFTs (non-fungible tokens) which have come under fire for their vulnerability to propagate scams and lingering questions on their environmental impact. People adamantly opposed to the technology don\u2019t want to see Discord moving in that direction and are speaking out on the decision. Discord crypto wallet draws backlash from users \u201cSay goodbye to artists ever sharing their artwork online, let alone in Discord,\u201d one Twitter user said. \u201cReposters were bad enough but this is next level.\u201d \u201cIf people can just right click and sell your artwork for \u2018ownership\u2019 when you\u2019re the one who spent dozens of hours creating it, what\u2019s the point.\u201d Protests from Discord users are ranging in vocal disdain on Twitter to those saying they\u2019re canceling their Nitro subscription, a $10\/month service that unlocks premium file-sharing features and personalization options. Hey, I cancelled my nitro and judging by all the other replies and the hundreds of downvotes on this feature on your feedback forum, lots of others are too. Discord needs to stay the heck away from any of the crypto bs. \u2014 Lily! (@LilypadNebula) November 9, 2021 Man, can\u2019t wait to tell my friends that Discord is encouraging pyramid schemes at grand cost to the environment, and persuading them to cancel their Nitro subscriptions and use competing platforms. Thanks for the heads up! \u2014 Anathaeum needs a break (@anathaeum) November 8, 2021 Say goodbye to artists ever sharing their artwork online, let alone in discord\ud83d\ude44Reposters were bad enough but this is next level. If people can just right click and sell your artwork for \u201cownership\u201d when you\u2019re the one who spent dozens of hours creating it, what\u2019s the point. \u2014 \ud835\udcd0\ud835\udcfc\ud835\udcf1 (\ud835\udd3d\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd66) @AgapeBkDk Zine (@Fxllux) November 9, 2021 Gaming communities, and by extension its impressionable members, artists, hobbyists, etc., have widely accepted Discord as their primary hub of communication over other similar platforms. There are concerns about privacy and security that the app already faces. Discord\u2019s jump into crypto raised more questions from users \u201cNeed a lot more updates and security before you do this. If you care at all that is,\u201d one person said. \u201cSpam and security are a top priority for us in this space,\u201d Citron responded. \u201cWe have recently spun up a team working on it specifically. More to come soon.\u201d Spam and security our a top priority for us in this space. We have recently spun up team working on it specifically. More to come soon. \u2014 Jason Citron (@jasoncitron) November 9, 2021 Update November 11, 2021 \u2013Discord CEO Jason Citron has published a tweet thanking users for their feedback. He also stated that Discord has no current plans to integrate NFT\u2019s into the app. His full tweet reads: \u201cThanks for all the perspectives everyone. We have no current plans to ship this internal concept. For now, we\u2019re focused on protecting users from spam, scams, and fraud. Web3 has lots of good but also lots of problems we need to work through at our scale. More soon.\u201d Thanks for all the perspectives everyone. We have no current plans to ship this internal concept. For now we\u2019re focused on protecting users from spam, scams and fraud. Web3 has lots of good but also lots of problems we need to work through at our scale. More soon. \u2014 Jason Citron (@jasoncitron) November 11, 2021 Discord\u2019s crypto communities People who built their communities on the platform are torn about the proposed crypto integration and what it could mean about its future with NFTs. Large groups of crypto users also use Discord but have expressed their frustration with the platform. The company previously issued a survey for crypto-minded users on how the app could improve its products. There was strong backlash to the survey itself. Discord told The Verge that the survey was meant to get feedback from crypto-centric community members, \u201cWe\u2019re always exploring and hacking away at things we think will improve Discord for all the communities we serve,\u201d Discord told The Verge. \u201cThis includes research that helps us learn about what people want.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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