Often, such initiatives are about virtue-signaling rather than actually doing something against racism, sexism and homophobia.
Worse, and apparently also often, these initiatives are even worse: They introduce a mechanism legitimizing instant bans following a complaint against a user, with no detailed statement of the claims against them, no ability to respond to the accusations, no due process in handling the complaint, and no transparency vis-a-vis other users. This already poisons the community atmosphere - and of course, such mechanisms never fail to be misused, adding to the acrimony.
secretsatan
Using the term "virtue signaling" is itself an attempt to shut down any conversation, virtue signaling that the commenter is very impartial compared to everyone else and knows better
einpoklumOP
I can no longer edit the answer, but if you like:
s/virtue signaling/conspicuous expression of moral values/
Worse, and apparently also often, these initiatives are even worse: They introduce a mechanism legitimizing instant bans following a complaint against a user, with no detailed statement of the claims against them, no ability to respond to the accusations, no due process in handling the complaint, and no transparency vis-a-vis other users. This already poisons the community atmosphere - and of course, such mechanisms never fail to be misused, adding to the acrimony.