Definitely an intentionally click-baity headline :). I am in no way affiliated with either company in the at article. Just happen to know the guy that did the VERY thorough detective work.
However if you are spending money on some of the higher end Digital Ocean servers you are getting screwed, as they are massively underperforming even compared to just a couple $5-$10 instances.
I'll also note that I am a big fan of Digital Ocean and have been a customer for quite a while now.