Pi Network Ads Cause Division Among Users on Social Media

While Pi ads will contribute to the network’s maintenance, there is disagreement about the feature among Pioneers in the DeFi space.

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January 23, 2023

Pi Ads Cause Controversy

Pi Network ads recently caused unrest on social media, particularly on Twitter. Many Pioneers and crypto enthusiasts had numerous things to say about the protocol’s ads feature.

According to the Pi mobile application, users who turn on the ads feature contribute to the network’s server and maintenance costs. While it will benefit the mining protocol’s growth, users had conflicting ideas, with some calling for the protocol to disable ads and others in support. One Twitter user, Benjamin, urged users to keep the ads feature on.

Am totally against the call to unsubscribe from the $pi miner ads... While it's at your discretion, Pioneers should NOT use it as a bait for any selfish motive ... Let's continue to build for $pi @PiCoreTeam #pinetwork
— Benjamiπ@Pitaxi.io (@unibanki) January 22, 2023

Another Twitter user, Tom, called for Pi ads to be blocked. One primary reason for the negativity surrounding Pi ads is Pioneers' impatience. The Pi coin cannot be traded because it's still in an enclosed mainnet, and users need more patience to wait till it can be traded. Funding the protocol’s aspirations by viewing ads without making any profit has heightened Pioneers' impatience.

The CoFounder of BSC News, Ben Antes, highlighted users’ impatience on January 21 via Twitter. He stated that their inability to make money from Pi while they fund the protocol’s aspirations through viewing ads might make them impatient with the network. Users' DMs about selling their Pi coins at a cheap rate prompted Ben’s tweet.

I get messages like this all the time. Pioneers are funding the project with their attention via ad revenue for the core team but can’t make any money themselves. If I bought a few pi from this person, they risk being eliminated from the future of pi network. Seem fair? pic.twitter.com/GlcAWmsyJu
— Ben (@kcryptoinvest) January 21, 2023

With the controversies surrounding the feature, users have the license to turn it off or on through their mobile app settings. However, it is essential to note that Pi ads are necessary for the protocol’s stability in the long run.

What is Pi Network:

Pi Network is a novel cryptocurrency and developer platform that allows mobile users to mine Pi coins without draining the device’s battery. Pi’s blockchain secures not only economic transactions via a mobile meritocracy system but also a full Web 3.0 experience where community developers can build decentralized applications (dApps) for millions of users.