Its true. I have friends still using it and they can't seem to break free. I used Reddit since its inception, but left it immediately during the api-pocolypse and never looked back. I did the same with Proton when the CEO praised the GOP. I have no loyalties to tech companies.
Some people get angry when they don't understand something, and a lot of those same people are often unwilling or unable to make an effort at understanding things.
Step up your op sec and speak freely :)