I think it's indicative of where the crypto space is heading. Much like with the early days of the internet, crypto has been revolutionary, liberating, and largely free from control and restriction. With mass adoption comes mass control and restriction. Just look at bitcoin, it's transitioned from something independent of governments and the financial system to where people are begging for "better" regulation and the involvement of the financial system.

However, just as with the internet, you can still manage free speech / anonymity, it just takes more work and effort than before. This is Steemit Inc covering their ass so that the government don't come after them.