Context: Admiral Patrick replied and included this gem:
And might I add that not one person complained until db0 went internet Karen with his hissy fit because I took his toy away from him.
“Not one person complained about my explicitly obfuscated blacklists! Damn internet Karens making a big deal!”
You are not entitled to an audience, people who want to see less of some things are allowed to see less of it.
Yes accountability, etc, is needed. The variant I’m in favor of is stuff like a content addressed protocol where you can “fork” a forum to substitute misbehaving mods (or server admins). But removing layers of moderation can not be a solution. Bluesky’s atproto has similar mechanisms but there’s not a lot of activity in making forum-shaped sites with it.