It’s not the “what.” Many of us basically do this already for adblockers. It’s the “who” - this crap always starts with a great idea and spirals downward from there. Imagine the worst element in the government getting hold of this and deciding what sites are permitted, or not, on your browser. Nope.

Agree. You were faced with a horrible choice and the only way to make it would be done in solidarity with all the other mods. BUT. If the intent was to truly make an impact to the wider user base, maybe walking away and starting over would have been a potential way to demonstrate not only to the admins but also to the users that you were unwilling to take any more BS. Just like other users who are walking from the platform. It may take a while but once everything sucks, users will eventually come searching for a new, not sucky home. If you have one available they will find it.