To be fair, I tend to agree with you. I don’t think the software itself has anything to do with their political ideologies since it really isn’t a commercial endeavor. I was just identifying it as a common objection that I read.

And you’re absolutely right, people are free to choose an independent instance or start their own if they have any concerns about the owner of an instance or how it is moderated. And after all, isn’t that what this is all about?