Always how it goes. Particularly when certain groups that push a certain kind of propaganda get bored. Especially after the block feature was introduced, they seem to have immediately jumped ship. Not counting the people who jumped ship because of all the propaganda spam from the aforementioned people.

The core problem with trying to host any kind of website is always the first part. It can take years or even a decade before anything can grow. Often times it just won't. Because, no matter how shitty something is, "that's where all the people are".