> Like can't you just host the site anonymously in Russia or something? They can, but most of these fan projects are monetized in some way, either by simply as

> Like can't you just host the site anonymously in Russia or something? They can, but most of these fan projects are monetized in some way, either by simply asking for donations at every opportunity, or by straight up selling access to certain versions of the software via a Patreon subscription (as was the case with yuzu/citra) and they can't do that while remaining anonymous.