"Why would I get the notice through the proper means where they can fix it, when I can make a public post that doesn't actually solve the issue at hand?"
The same thing as people who think reddit threads are bug reports.
Yes the officially listed reason in the ban, is not the reasons the mods said in public comments. Like how .ml will ban you for calling out Russia/China but say its actually Rule 1.
It's more popular for team fortress 2 than for the country its from. I don't even remember what country its from without looking it up. If I recall its a nation in southern Africa?
Either way, its more used for the funny hat game than the nation itself.
If someone claims something happened on the fediverse without providing a link, they’re lying.