Good post. Are you one of the founders of Status? I'll check it out because I try to keep track of all the cryptosocial media sites that I know about. I wrote a book on them and have a list of more than 100 currently active.
As far as freedom goes, it isn't an absolute. You can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater, for instance. But you CAN yell "movie" in a crowded firehouse. lol
Anyway, freedom has guardrails, but that doesn't mean censorship.
RE: How Free is Freedom?