A lot of people deleted their accounts with 24 hours of joining

What accounts did this? Source?

No, these guys aren't being totally honest. Voat is based on absolute free speech. It's typical for the user base to initially Haze reddit refugees to cement that ideology and confirm that they will uphold those community standards. Greatawakening mods failed miserably and started banning people enmasse. The mod logs are public and this grievous violation of the Voats dedication to free speech even in its most insulting forms, infuriated the community. So Greatawakening mods fled here to avoid the torches and pitchforks. (source)

Once again, they were told how they fucked up and still continue to act they they don't understand.