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A few days ago, 268 people lost their jobs across @XBOX, including many at @RareLtd. Community Managers @j0toro and @mopwielder were not among them, despite their involvement in elevating a known predator (Bruno) within the Sea of Thieves community. XBOX makes $20+ billion a year. You're telling me there was no motivation or energy to hold certain employees accountable for something this serious, but plenty of energy to lay off hundreds of others? We're talking about employees who knew about Bruno's disgusting behavior toward minors, yet still promoted him into a position of influence (Boatswain) despite multiple warnings from many players which were all ignored. When even more evidence came to light, Rare launched an "internal investigation". Yet instead of addressing what happened and removing & banning anyone who was involved with him, they introduced new policies that made discussing said employees, moderators, or any of the Bruno situation a bannable and blockable offense under its new "witch-hunting" rules. During this investigation, J0toro deleted many of her interactions with Bruno to prevent her from looking affilated in any way. @asha_shar @mattbooty Please look into these individuals at Rare. We've been asking for accountability on this for months. You guys have been on a role since Asha became CEO, so please don't overlook this. Get Sea of Thieves back on track.

He may be banned, but this is not over. Bruno was elevated to Boatswain because certain individuals brought his name up to the Community Management team for promotion in the first place. He was then further endorsed by various Boatswains, Mods, and Community Managers. Some of whom KNEW about Bruno’s inappropriate jokes and behavior toward a minor, yet still gave their approval without even looking into whether @HeSlashThem was fit to represent the Sea of Thieves community. @j0toro, @Taaaaamas, and @mopwielder were aware of these concerns, but chose to dismiss them as “drama” while defending the situation with statements like “people can learn and grow” or “we shouldn’t let bullies dictate which way we go” Framing concerns about inappropriate behavior toward a minor simply as “drama” while labeling those raising concerns about it as “nasty voices” is concrete proof that these people helping lead a major community like #SeaOfThieves, lack the experience and professionalism needed for their roles. Again, to be abundantly clear, this is not directed at every Mod, Boatswain, or CM. This is directed at those who happen to be these, but have repeatedly shown poor judgment, awful behavior, and forever damaged the image of Sea of Thieves in the process. The boatswain system needs to go. Elevating regular players into this strange in-between role, where they act as representatives of the game (while having friendships with members of Rare’s team) creates this super confusing and unhealthy dynamic that allows players to be in positions they don't need to be in in the first place. Not everyone who speaks against you is a bad person, and not everyone who stands beside you is a good one. People raise concerns because they genuinely care about the game and its community. Others go along with the status quo simply to stay close to Rare, maintain influence, or protect their position. That behavior needs to end. Immediately. So, until the Community Managers and Mods involved step down from their roles at @RareLtd & @SeaOfThieves, I cannot view this community as the safe and welcoming space it once was. Make your voices known. Unapologetically stand up to this behavior.