But they do not have a right to unfettered access to me.

I'm free to choose to set standards, and the standard of requiring them to have a second account if they both want access to me and to content I find deplorable is a really low barrier.

And others are free to choose to commune with me in the spaces I want to spend time in, and communities are free to set their standards.

I've not argued for censorship. I've argued for my right to shield myself very mildly from people I want nothing to do with, and for others to choose to do so with me.

You're free to say what you want on your instance or those of people who believe as you do or are fine with your speech.

Nobody is stopping your speech, just your ability to impose it on those of us who does not want it near us.

I still hear about their awfulness, I just don't have to see it in my microblog timeline.

I'm not missing anything, make much better connections with people, have respectful disagreements.

Ain't nobody being censored. I'm just no longer wasting oxygen on the outrage mongers.

Oh and being banned from a bunch of subreddits says more about you, than about moderation.

Pretty sure I'm happy to have a feed that doesn't include you in it.

If some feel they have a compelling reason to straddle both, they still can, so it denies them nothing, but sometimes even small extra barriers helps set a tone for communities.