I guess the automatic NSFW subreddit ban glitch reminded people that they won't have the guarantee of no interference in their communities - and I think I heard some rumours about Elon Musk forcing some subreddits, where people were calling for violence against him, (temporarily) closed as well.
Reddit has also taken action to issue a subreddit entitled r/IsElonDeadYet - in which a user posted near-daily that Musk had not passed away - with a permanent ban.
This is what I like about decentralized systems. They treat censorship as damage and route around it. Case in point [email protected]