about 50% content is like this, no matter what view you select. I think /r/pics has the right idea; it is so dominating. Other subs should change their post to be like this (with their own messages) I think.
Also, what sub did spez mod in 2008?
This is actually illegal, if they ban you for that they're violating the GDPR, so i'd say let them.
edit: this is wrong, I thought twitters ban on mentioning mastodon was lifted because of the GDPR, i'll need to research this more