I'll say this: the things the big tech corps try to stop folks from doing are a pretty solid measure of what's worth doing. Their power and ubiquity seems unshakeable, but it speaks volumes that Google feels threatened by indy app/OS developers and Insta blocks any mention of Masto. End users, by using the products, made these mega-corporations, and we can un-make them.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/