> Likewise, you can't simultaneously hold the opinion that users should have control over where their content is seen, and that it's OK to publish and comment on an internal post.

There's a power asymmetry here that makes the individual user vulnerable, and that power asymmetry should be countered by demanding transparency.

There's an obvious parallel here between individual citizens and government apparatus.

Those that control infrastructure and institutions shouldn't be enabled to abuse that power. And if they do they shouldn't be surprised when the affected protest!