Yesterday I read the excellent article by Cory Doctorow: Let the Platforms Burn and this particular anecdote The thing is, network effects are a double-edged sword. People join a service to be with the people they care about. But when the people they care about start to leave, everyone rushes for the exits. Here’s danah [...]
Yikes, wonder why
'Cos we’re not chill about tankies?
If they wish to push tankie ideas, they will naturally wish to reduce both criticism & easy paths to non-tankie alternatives.
EDIT: well they just reversed the defederation, which they say was in error, so ignore earlier part of my comment.