Agreed. This is the 3rd month in a row my stats have halved. I've fallen from 40K views a month to 20K and I suspect by the end of this month it'll be 10K.

Is Tony's threat of not pushing content through by people not publishing across social channels coming true? Am I being punished for closing my Twitter and FB accounts?

I checked the stats for the site and they've been stable for the last 3 months, so my conclusion is views are being diverted to the larger accounts. Those that are playing ball.