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Neon advocates for a simple yet difficult solution: industry participants, conventions, and community leaders must denounce threats and harassment unequivocally. Ignoring or appeasing aggression only emboldens the perpetrators. Transparency and firm leadership can help restore integrity and safety to the community.
He also warns of the "Streisand effect," where attempts to suppress or hide controversy only amplify it. Transparency about threats and misconduct, combined with a refusal to tolerate bullying, can help rebuild trust.