The Rust community moderation team announced their resignation in protest against the inability to influence the core development team of the Rust language (Rust Core Team), which is accountable only to itself. Under these conditions, the moderation team, which includes Andrew Gallant, Andre Bogus, and Matthieu M., feels it cannot properly uphold the Code of Conduct in the project's discussion platforms, forums, and GitHub discussions.
The departing moderation team also suggested that Rust developers reach a consensus regarding the oversight of the Core Team's activities, which is currently answerable only to itself, unlike other teams within the Rust community. Furthermore, it is recommended that the new moderation team be selected by community members rather than appointed by the Core Team representatives and include members from various demographic groups (diversity).
Details of the incident involving the Core Team members that led to the resignation of the moderation team are not disclosed under the pretext of maintaining confidentiality; however, it is stated that the community should exhibit exceptional skepticism towards the Core Team's statements attempting to clarify the situation.
Source: opennet.ru
