That’s what happens when servers either shut down or instance admins end up being insufferable to the point that entire communities choosing to abandon the instance.

Not sure what would be an alternative solution given how federation works.

No it’s simpler than that, and predates this report by quite a bit. NPR won’t just say whatever he wants, same with PBS, so they’re his enemy.

It is protected, but you can disclose whatever you want to whoever you want. It’s your medical data, you are not prevented from sharing it, healthcare professionals are prevented from sharing identifiable information including that.

Since HIV is such a big issue in the LGBT space, so much that many blood/plasma donation places won’t even let gay patients donate at all, or if they e been sexually active within like 2 months, even though they obviously test all donations anyway. Being upfront with that information is important, so for a dating/hookup app meant for those users, it’s essentially like having a space to put your height.