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I also think the CEO is a scapegoat. I’d argue that Huffman showed more courage than Elon did, though.

That said, Huffman’s handling of this was bumbling at best.

It demonstrated a failure to understand his own users or the culture of the site.

For that alone, he should go.

But there are plenty of other reasons company leadership has failed its community, particularly it’s unpaid workers moderating content.




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