If people are wondering what other options there out there to protect WSB and other groups from obnoxious band like this, might I suggest Mastodon? You can self host and be a part of the network. The tricky part to replicate the user capacity for WSB would probably require a lot of build out and probably someplace the servers can’t be killed by the ISP or data center (Russia?). I along with a few other friends have m…
I find it striking that a solution proposed at times like this is to depend on infrastructure in a foreign land, specifically Russia . This is not a dig at you at all - in fact you're probably right, but it is certainly striking that after all these years, people are seriously suggesting Russia as a "freer" alternative to American/Anglo systems.
This is more of an alignment issue. If your particular community is US-centric, going to Russia (or China) for hosting will serve you well, as they have little interest in what you're doing and will not easily give in to pressure (if you're scared of the US cracking down on you, you should probably avoid the EU as well).
Still, I agree: Having to take these steps as anything other than a far fetched precaution is horrible.