The better approach was actually hands off moderation. We are now in danger of governments enforcing ID for social media because some people misbehave. That is

The better approach was actually hands off moderation. We are now in danger of governments enforcing ID for social media because some people misbehave. That is of course counter productive to any civil liberties, so the censors don't even have a cause at all. But you cannot blame politics or individuals here, these are the rules of public relations. The first error was to ban whole communities because of demands from others. This will now be repeated over and over.