Is this what happened to Free Republic? If so, it all makes sense now.
No, it's NOT what "happened to Free Republic." Free Republic has its own servers paid for by members (remember FReepathons? You do donate, right?)
Lots of blogs ride on "free" (i.e., not free) platforms like WordPress and some of those get posted as clickbait here on our dime (as I point out on rare occasions, sometimes with a like to our donation page).
My advise to those blogs is to get your own platform, and then donate to FR when posting your material here (but not in clickbait form).
Make sense now?
My advise
My advice is to proofread before posting.