Stephen Downes

Doug Belshaw summarizes, "Instructure acquired Badgr a few years ago and renamed it to 'Canvas Credentials'. They're now instituting pay-to-play for badge issuing, but there are plenty of alternatives, including those listed here." The image provided by Philippe Petitqueux on LinkedIn seems to confirm this, although there are no press releases or statements yet on the Instructure website. Free issuers will no longer be allowed to be created June 30, and the whole free issuer system shuts down December 31. This yet another reminder not to trust platforms for any critical functions.