Vitalik Buterin Clarifies Ethereum's Neutrality and Human Bias

Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, states that Ethereum's use is not dependent on agreeing with his personal views on various subjects. He emphasizes that Ethereum, as a decentralized protocol, is built on permissionless and censorship-resistant principles, allowing anyone to use the network freely, independent of any specific viewpoints. Labeling certain applications as "corposlop" is not censorship, but rather a form of criticism that he deems necessary. He rejects the idea of "pretend neutrality" for individuals and insists that they should clearly state their principles. According to Buterin, principles are not limited to protocol design; they inevitably extend to broader social contexts. He also warns against the hollow use of "freedom" in technology, disconnected from other aspects of life and argues that a decentralized protocol should not be confined to a single metaverse. These statements come a month after his support for digital sovereignty concerns raised by Bitcoin maximalists.