Pump.fun Brings Back Livestreams for Some Users with New Safety Rules

• Pump.fun has reintroduced its livestreaming feature to only 5% of users with a more strict regulation put in to prevent harmful content and improve user safety.
• The platform initially suspended livestreams in November 2024 after disturbing incidents, including threats and a possible case of self-harm.

Pump.fun, the popular meme coin platform on Solana, has brought back its live streaming option after it stopped five months ago due to harmful videos. The streaming feature is available to only 5% of users and is made up of new and  stronger rules to keep the platform safe and protect its users.

The co-founder of Pump.fun, Alon Cohen, has said that the livestream option is back with more safety tools in place. And only a small group of people can make use of it while the team tries to test the new system. 

This new updated policy tries to balance the platform’s fun and safety by allowing free speech and also blocking harmful or illegal posts. These rules help restrict content on violence, abuse, adult material, and content that could harm children. According to Pump.fun, breaking the set rules more than once or in a serious way may lead to losing access. 

The team also gets to decide on some uncertain cases. Some adult content may still appear, but it will be properly checked using both tech and human review.

Pump.fun Stopped Livestreams in 2024

In November 2024, Pump.fun removed the live streaming option after some events caused public concern. Some of the platform users were sharing harmful videos that were life-threatening, and there was one case where a user said he was going to inflict harm after a coin failed to reach ‘his’ desired goal. 

The community criticized the platform, with other safety experts and popular figures calling out the platform’s lack of action. In reply to the criticism, Pump.fun paused the feature and promised to improve its safety steps. Around the same time, the project also ran into legal problems, which would require it to stop operations and lawsuits for using other people’s ideas without permission.

Pump.fun’s decision to come back while implementing safety measures shows that the platform wants to earn back users’ trust and give a more secure way to share with others. This flexible plan shows the team’s promise to grow with its users and handle every problem as it come.

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