Personalized analytics and tracking roll-out (including on-prem) was pulled back ~2 years ago[0], they're on another try[1] currently with a heavy-handed hiding approach. Including small additions to release notes[1], short lived and hard to find feedback threads[2] etc...
Including deleting/hiding tickets that get posted on HN[3][4] and contain plans/info that users might take negatively/provide negative feedback on.
[0] - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/issues/5672
[1] - https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/07/20/improved-billing-an... - "4. operational data"
[2] - https://forum.gitlab.com/t/updates-to-de-identifying-service...
[3] - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/342078 - "Pseudonymization MVC Rollout Plan"
[4] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28840685 - issue submitted to HN[3] that got deleted/hidden quick.
PS: full disclosure, I've been an active opponent of these changes, as they are illegal in the EU and make it impossible to self-host the service while protecting our users privacy.