His histrionics about Metokur and his fans goes back to Josh's shocking admission to Dick Masterson years ago.
It's easily the most pathetic sentence he's ever uttered. He can dish it out but he can't take it. His childish tantrums in locking of the Metokur thread, wanton bans, and desperation to argue and steer the narrative is him controlling his support base. He can't have any criticism because without his fans erroneously calling him some free speech martyr he's just another fat loser on the internet.