I’ve seen that some instances have already done it preemptively.
It’s also about the content threads will bring
Think about all the dimwits, grifters, and douchebags on Instagram. Think about how shitty front page reddit posts were. Do you want that here?
The difference in comment quality on the big subs versus niche ones was immense. I’d have week long discussions about free will on a tiny sub and get a lot of good-faith arguments for and against my view but trying to have a reasonable conversations on places like askreddit was a complete fools errand.