https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/08/stack_overflow_apology/

On Sunday, David Fullerton, CTO of Stack Overflow, issued an apology over how management had handled interaction with the Stack Exchange Q&A community during discussions about a code of conduct change and other grievances.

"In the last few weeks, we made a series of mistakes, both in our actions and in the ways that we communicated those actions," said Fullerton. "In doing so, we hurt people who believe in that mission and who want to help us make the community welcoming and open to all."