No one was aware it was going to happen. 
No one had any warning or chance to comply or voluntarily perform any action in regards to this. Itch Did this, then hours later, put out a statement that didn't really hold water in my book, and have been penalizing and deleting things that don't violate what they say they are investigating. You didn't do anything to deserve what they did to you. A lot of people were punished for doing no wrong, violating no rules, and having not idea that this would be done to them.