National Geographic was not prepared for the level of criticism it received after announcing its inaugural NFT collection.
Those who read the magazine with an interest in nature hope that the reader will take to NFTs. After all, the publication is committed to writing about primates, which are now all the rage in the NFT “jungle”.
According to the report, The backlash started when the social media account posted the infamous Bosen Ape Yacht Club NFT last week.
The purpose of the nature-focused publication message is to prepare the audience for the launch of Polygon’s own brand NFT called the Genesis Collection.
This is a collection of digital art based on popular photos from National Geographic’s best lenses, including Justin Aversano and Catch Simard.
National Geographic is a monthly American magazine published by the National Geographic Society and distributed internationally in various formats.
It is famous for its amazing pictures and maps, as well as the history of many countries, societies, and animals.
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The public has not responded positively to NatGeo’s decision to invest in NFTs, with many claiming that NFTs are a hoax and others suggesting that the excitement around NFTs has died down.
Negative comments, including vulgarities and requests for NatGeo to remove its NFT articles, have flooded NatGeo’s social media sites.
Apart from the harsh words from the audience, National Geographich even got more when some technical problems were found while the users were still trying to create NFT.
During the minting process, National Geographic’s printing platform, Snowcrash, encountered technical issues with processing and fulfilling customer requests.
National Geographic was founded in 1888 and currently has over 256 million Instagram followers, 50 million Facebook likes, and over 29 million Twitter followers.
National Geographic is not the first to receive NFT Backlash
While receiving a public reaction related to NFT, the 135-year-old National Geographic magazine is not alone in this effort as many other companies and entities are also experiencing the same, according to Canada Today.
Other multimedia stores such as those from the entertainment industry and even the game industry have NFTs were backfiring in hard.
Source: Kristian Bland’s Twitter
One such case is the popular streaming service Netflix when it announced to the public that one of its most popular shows “Stranger Things” will get its own NFT through its own special mini-game.
It is powered by the Palm blockchain managed by Digital Candy, where there are messages hidden in NFTs that players can find.
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However, it is like in the video game industry where there are many Gamers have been denied NFTs involved in gaming, fans of the show and users of the streaming service app are not happy with Netflix being involved in NFT in particular.
It seems like there is a long way to go for NFT to be accepted by the masses.
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