MailChimp Accused Of Being Anti-Blockchain For Shutting Down Potential Scams

The popular mailing service Mailchimp is under fire right now from the cryptocurrency community for shutting down communication that contains anything to do with initial coin offers (ICO) or Blockchain. This comes in the form of accounts getting axed if they are directly related to the markets mentioned. Naturally, users freaked out once they were notified of the changes.

With regards to the actual details about the changes that MailChimp is implementing in its Acceptable Use Policy, it mostly has to do with users making money off of Blockchain and ICOs than the actual discussion of the subjects.

The changes basically state that the email service “does not allow businesses involved in any aspect of the sale, transaction, exchange, storage, marketing, or production of cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, and any digital assets related to an Initial Coin Offering, to use MailChimp to facilitate or support any of those activities.” This means that anyone who wants to talk about the subjects or even just mention them in passing won’t be affected by the changes.

This distinction doesn’t really seem to matter to the users affected by the update policies, however, with many of them going on a social media rampage. Opinion on the matter is split within the MailChimp community, as well.

Some are defending the email service’s actions, saying that it is only targeting potential scammers, of which there are actually many. Meanwhile, many on the pro-ICO side are arguing that what MailChimp is doing is censorship. They are basically making the case that instead of shutting down these accounts, the service should find other ways to combat scamming on its platform.

It’s also worth pointing out that MailChimp is not actually expressing anti Blockchain sentiments. In fact, the platform seems to see the potential in the budding sector and is simply concerned about the issues that come with any growing industry.