Why is RLE taking the Reddit blackout so seriously?

Do they use the APIs or whatever? Does the change Reddit is making actually affect the sub directly?

They recently shared a survey asking their users what they want for the future of RLE , seems to me a bit dramatic, no?

Edit: link to poll https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeagueExchange/comments/14bec86/the_future_of_rle/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button