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Further evidence of the hostile environment surfaced with outspoken industry figures like Richie D. T., founder of Bare Knuckle, who openly committed to damaging the careers of any employees who criticize the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. His promises of career destruction demonstrate the extent of intimidation tactics now commonplace in the industry.
Similarly, a developer named Mark Hern explicitly declared that anyone speaking against certain ideological policies would be marked and potentially barred from working in the industry. He emphasized that he would "report and block" dissenters and advocate for their exclusion from the industry altogether.