There are plenty of thriving communities on Slack and Discord and Mastodon, often private, that seem to be doing just fine despite, or perhaps because of having

There are plenty of thriving communities on Slack and Discord and Mastodon, often private, that seem to be doing just fine despite, or perhaps because of having a code of conduct that everyone agrees to before joining. I'm not sure how you expect a platform to escape having bots screaming about Hunter Bidens laptop unless there are guidelines on what constitutes good conduct, with repercussions for violating them, so that the bots can be banned. That you've made the leap of logic to conclude that only "highly controlled content from dictators-for-life (e.g. unelected moderators or technology company employees)" will be approved is your loss. Every community has their own biases, and if you need a safe space to post your screed against the blacks/the whites/Jews/Gentiles/gays/straights/immigrants/natives/bankers/soccer moms/the rich/the poor/cats/dinner pics/etc don't worry, there's a community out there for you.