@amberage @TheGoodSpace re kolektiva: there were no "kiwifarms-sourced doxxes." that was an accusation from laurelai bailey, a known serial sexual predator and abuser with a long, sordid history too long for me to go into here, against a transfem person outing a certain ranch as a home for abusive behavior.
in other words, it was a case of abusers trying to shield abusers, and kolektiva's mods were correct in taking the (lack of) action that they did.
I can't speak to the COVID denial thing for sure, but as a COVID-safe person on kolektiva since last november, I can say that I haven't seen any notorious COVID deniers on my local feed.
(side-note: THIS IS WHY RECEIPTS WITH CONTEXT ARE IMPORTANT!)