I'm convinced that there is more going on behind the scenes. Like Twitter was gutted recently, reddit follows. The ones with power don't like the masses having as much access to information and the ability for like minded individuals to talk with each other. Elon Musk was a scapegoat as is Spez now in an effort to shape global access to information.

In the region maybe for sure. A few years ago it was same for california/Oregon west coast.