I kind of like the symbol, so long as it's used as a symbol. The problem is it doesn't really make sense in the headline; imagine if we inserted a bird symbol before the word Twitter or the little space dude before reddit.
That sounds like it punishes small instances... a lot. What would starting an instance look like? Do you start with a huge list of servers to inspect and approve?
Tbh I'm struggling to imagine what this would look like in something like Lemmy. It seems to be describing an extreme form of setting your account to private, but this only really makes sense in a situation where you have followers who are friends and family. How would I decide who to "approve"?
I would pay an extra 3k for "lack of touchscreen"