Honestly most of the new Mastodon users want more censorship, not less. Like @alex said on Heterodorx, the Fediverse is home to 2 factions, those who want less censorship than what’s on mainstream social media, and those who want more. The faction of those who want more is growing, and of course the Free Speech faction is still riddled with unsavory characters. Grown-ups just block them, but most people are babies who want an authority to decide for them – and everyone else.
https://www.heterodorx.com/podcast/episode-69-fediverse-follies-with-alex-gleason/