The purpose of this thread is not to suggest malign intentions on the part of anyone involved. We ourselves have advocated for better ways to federate deny- or allow-lists. The concern is the method.
There is a type of social engineering at work here which is unmistakably redolent of big-tech solutionism. These approaches may seem fit for the top-down hierarchies of large corporations, but they won't work on a network whose essential character is defined by its decentralization. The week's debacle is a result of this mismatch.
Notice the comment of @mekkaokereke , "We will make the Fediverse safe for people of all backgrounds." Everyone with a soul will agree with the goal. But it's a different statement than to affirm, for example, "We will all make the fediverse safe together." Who does and does not comprise "we" in a project of this nature?