I think it’s disingenuous to isolate the decision from the context as if it were made unprompted.
There's nothing in my comment to suggest that, and I think you're projecting here.
it comes across as if you are blaming the admins for something you don’t like - if that’s not your intent, then what is ?
I think many unintended consequences occurred from the defederation, and this situation is an excellent tangible example of that.