https://archive.is/LQsdz Non-paywalled link.

Exactly, it looks like among other things this could be an attempt to destroy the Fediverse from within. I think it is a good idea for anybody involved in the Fediverse to read this article, which talks exactly about how this could happen: https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html