this may be due to “spam” (commenting a lot). not sure. it would be helpful if they actually told you the reason. i got banned from commenting for 3 weeks lol.
i agree with your point, but its worth considering that it may become mandatory or practically mandatory in the future. not to slipperlyslope here, but think about how hard it is becoming to be a member of society without a mobile phone, credit card, google account, etc. sure its possible, but it creates a massive incentive to just sacrifice your principles for convinience, when everyone else doesnt see the big deal