I have raised my concerns about this as well.
What bothers me most is that it leaves the impression of being an "official partnership" between BitShares and X.
Those that are part of this community for longer know that nothing official exists on BitShares unless it is voted via worker.
This far, the only political decision made on BitShares, is the approval of the BitShares Blockchain Foundation as spokesperson.
W.r.t. censorship: I was told that some messages have been removed from reddit and the forums since they came from new
accounts and ware overly aggressive with whatever message they wanted to get across. In general, this forum has always
been a place where people can openly discuss whatevery they preferred to talk about. However, of course, the usual "netiquette"
applies here too.
W.r.t. Arise: I don't have a founded opinion on this and I encourage everyone to do his own reseach. Facts are what counts - not wishes, nor promises.