Mostly because the devs are assholes that are throwing instance admins anf users under the bus by refusing to work on moderation tools and data privacy law related issues.
Sounds like the instance admins should contribute. Hiring a third person to sneak 'moderation tools and data privacy law related issues' related development ahead in the queue would probably go a long way in stopping to 'refuse to work' on it. Or they could straight up actually help build the software.