I tried to update my Twitter bio, and my revised Mastodon link was rejected as "malware."

The antithesis of the "digital town square" ethos. Also, really petty.

It's no secret that people who shout "I'm a free speech absolutist" typically mean "I want absolute freedom for the specific kind of speech I like." But it's still startling to see it play out in such an obvious and brazen way.