Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana Labs I said He has called “embarrassing” about downplaying the recent impact of Solana Foundation ads and calling “alienated groups mean and punch-down.”
Yakovenko issued a statement in a social media post on March 19th, expressing her gratitude to the people in the Solana (SOL) ecosystem who immediately called it.
He said:
“I am grateful to the ecosystem developers and artists who quickly called what it was both public and private. You are the only silver lining of this mess.”
He further committed to ensuring that the Solana Foundation focuses on the central mission of decentralisation and open source software development, rather than engaged in cultural debate.
His response shows efforts to reorganize the foundation's priorities and address community concerns.
Controversial ads spark backlash
The Solana Foundation faced serious criticism following the release of a promotional video entitled “America Is Back – Accelerate To Accelerate.”
Posted on March 17, the ad portrayed the United States as a treatment man struggling to focus on technological advances such as code and space travel for social debates about pronouns and gender identity.
But tHis ads were widely criticized for injecting political discourse into the crypto space.
Andrew Thurman of Jito Foundation, the entity behind the largest project by total value locked in Solana, highlighted the importance of neutrality in blockchain projects.
After facing a mounting of criticism, the Solana Foundation deleted the video within nine hours of its release. But by then it had already had over a million views.
Following the backlash, Solana Foundation's Vice President of Technology revealed that only a few people were involved in the production of the advertising. He responded to concerns from Adam Cochran, a partner at Cinneamhain Ventures. He questioned how the ads passed multiple approval stages without objection.
Cochran further said that transgender developers are making significant advances in open source encryption and security software, and that AD has failed to recognize the history of the industry's powerful contributions.
Sorg explained that most of the production process was outsourced to external teams, revealing that the ads do not represent the Solana community.
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