Isn't this similar to the type of thing we see here on hn all the time... some journalist, or person with a big following does something (sometimes semi-stupid)

Isn't this similar to the type of thing we see here on hn all the time... some journalist, or person with a big following does something (sometimes semi-stupid) that runs afoul of big tech's automated policies and loses access to their account, they use their influence to pressure real eyes on the thing to fix it. While there are of course major differences, I think the point is that public opinion would dictate that if we know about something like this people would want a search are rescue mission launched. The only reason it wouldn't be launched for someone with less money is because that person's family/friends wouldn't have the PR team to tell everyone about it. I don't want to live in a world were if we know someone is lost at sea we just sit back and say, "well they made their bed." That's a pretty callous world to live in, where we see someone in trouble and turn our backs... and by the way there is a parallel for poor people, just ask Italy/Spain, they're constantly dealing with migrants trying and failing to come across the Mediterranean in boats not built for that, as soon as they see it's not gonna work, they do launch rescue missions.