Check the fediverse accounts of the first dozen of commenters, follow to their mastodon account. This is brigading in action.

How do you define brigading - or better, how can you raise awareness of an issue without it meeting that definition?

It's true people on Mastodon are discussing an issue that affects the server and platform they're on, but that seems inherent to it being a social network.

I called it because i recognized the nicks from previous drama and pile-ups. Technically you are right.