Firetires joined some crazy cult if I remember correctly. Also, these quotes really seem ripped out of context, like this one:
> But he believes that there is no way to stop the toxic speech that has come to define the site without committing to more aggressive moderation, saying it needs "to be totally redesigned and re-engineered with more censorship in mind."
This seems to imply he considers this change necessary, but take care, he doesn't actually say any of that in the quoted bit. God knows what else was prettied up a bit.
The bullshit from """researchers""" was pretty hilarious though, thanks for posting OP.