as a person that came from the 3rd world country and new in fediverse environment, i genuinely would like to know about this.
edit: thanks for the replies! sorry, i literally don’t know the reason since i’m not a western lol. twitter/x is too biased especially when musk openly supports trump so i came here and seeing fediverse is mostly are harris or biden (when he’s still up for the candidate) supporters. don’t know about reddit tho, i only use reddit as a forum for linux and programming stuff.
A few exist, they’re just defederated from most instances. Its Freedom of Association at work, the only acceptable form of censorship.
The Fediverse’s demographic is digitally conscious lefties and moderates that desire transparency, accountability, and greater user control.