@Gargron the lowered barrier to entry cuts both ways, a regulated company that wants to remain a thing™ is still beholden to bad press and the law, whereas private individuals spinning up masto are less capable to both spot and punish bad actors and also protect against external threats.

That's not a criticism of Masto putting this stuff in the hands of everyone, but I find the like for like comparison a bit off. Federation does change the risk profile for the average user.