To my knowledge reddit has always worked like this when a mod removes a post no new users that have zero interaction with the post will see the comments it removes the post from all. But if you have commented in the past or are a original OP or have the direct link to the post the comments will always be there.

I agree left reddit never looked back literally asked a question in a sub and was banned like what it was about the exact product the sub was for.

I think it has more to do with Matrix is kinda becoming the standard for secure open source messaging server but I do agree with you I would just use what works for you personally.

Yeah looking into all of this now I might move towards a invite only and keep groups community’s etc unencrypted and moderate them all. Or make community’s etc only allowed with admin approval. UPDATE: we are now invite only working on generating some invite codes if anyone is interested comment below.

Also because of this comment registration is temporary disabled while I disable rooms and spaces, and community’s so it will be messenger/group messages only. More limits may be imposed not sure yet still reading all the options in the docs. Also looking into other methods like disabling encryption on group chats if even possible to deter this.

Zero signups so far so no one really interested and kinda knew that mainly for personal use.