> Running your own instance seems to be the only way to avoid this The problem with this is that running your own instance is also seen as inherently suspiciou

> Running your own instance seems to be the only way to avoid this The problem with this is that running your own instance is also seen as inherently suspicious by the same communities, see the comments about Pleroma by the admins of many medium size instances - because it's easy to set up it's often set up by people avoiding bans, but they miss that easy to set up is a factor that helps everyone.