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I’m not sure how this is related to Microsoft’s control of GitHub. This was the .NET Foundation using application-level permissions that it was granted on each repo. It wouldn’t matter what platform was used, if it supported re-organizing project hierarchy, this could have happened.

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You are exactly correct here. This isn't about Microsoft or GitHub. It is solely about the .NET Foundation's actions.

The Director of the Foundation is a Microsoft employee and they are the creators of the Foundation.

In addition to the obvious issues, this is also about Microsoft and their relationship with the Foundation.

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