Worth noting that this is the fediverse, you don’t need to be on the latest instances if you’re not fond of their moderation policies (such as inability to create your own community). You can always sign up on another instance that allows for such, and (as long as it is not doing something egregious like allowing illegal content thereby getting themselves de-federated), you can still interact with content on yet another instance (as shown here I am commenting from a personal instance).