The most obvious cause was forcing BDFL and creator Eelco to step down

https://lwn.net/Articles/970824/

The moderation team posted an open letter demanding he step down, among other reasons this accused him of jeopardizing the safety of people from "marginalized backgrounds" and allowing "fascists" in the community

I have tried very hard to find any examples of what this is a actually referring to and genuinely have no idea

https://github.com/save-nix-together/open-letter/blob/main/c...

If you're unemployed enough, I have a long winded video on the 2022-2024 drama. From the perspective of the guy who was labeled a nazi and banned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0FI8Gw1iA