>>212690900We don’t know for certain. People have claimed it as fact repeatedly, but it’s all conjecture. That said, it’s pretty convincing conjecture from what we know about him.
He’s too stubborn to ever leave the internet by himself, and judging by his past flounces he would have tried to stage a comeback by now
He’s capable of making alts, but he’s also incredibly egotistical and very stupid, so one dedicated autist would have sniffed him out by now.
He could be dead, in a coma or enjoying prison, but again this would leave enough of a trail that a dedicated autist would have discovered it.
This leaves him being forcibly restrained from posting by a non government source, which would most likely be his family. This doesn’t necessarily mean he cost someone a job, though.
The only other explanation I can think of is if he got some sort of Phineas Gage level personality shift, realised just how horrifying his life was and changed on the spot.