Ah, so basically the same problem there is on Reddit with power-tripping mods that manage several subreddits.

At least it’s federated so being banned in one instance and its communities doesn’t keep you from joining or making similar communities in your own instance, or joining a different instance

Sooo… do I just do with known email providers (proton, tuta, the webmail my domain provider allows me to have)?

Seems like email is the biggest issue to self host lol

Ah, drama I’m not chronically online enough to understand.