Farcaster users revolt over Balaji's 'vote to stay' rules: coerced consent and retroactive bans
adrianscottcom · x · 2026-10-17
After Balaji's Network School acquired Farcaster, users must click "Vote to stay" (minting an onchain NFT) or lose posting rights. glennonchain explains voting no: consent is coerced; staying permanently hands rule-rewriting power to the core team, with NFTs seemingly buying votes; rules apply retroactively, with users already banned over years-old posts. "Closer to a loyalty oath than democracy."
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