I tend to agree about the shooting themselves in the foot part, the more these platforms decide to remove objectionable content, the more it looks like they are

I tend to agree about the shooting themselves in the foot part, the more these platforms decide to remove objectionable content, the more it looks like they are endorsing all content that hasn't yet been removed. Banning also encourages more users to try and get opposing viewpoints banned, not just downvoted or ignored.