To be fair, they are entitled to moderate their instance however they see fit, as are we. On the whole, it's good to have a diversity of instances in the Fediverse, because then you get to pick and choose which ones you want in your feed, according to your interests.

Having said that, I understand your frustration and share some of your concerns. There's a relevant post on .world right now on that very topic... https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/21652340