As is often the case. with Biased reporting.
the boycott Subnautica 2 movement was actually non-existent. Subnautica 2 has maintained it's status at the top of the Global steam Wishlist since well before the legal stuff.
So whoever the article writer refers to as "users [that] took to social media to share that they had put Subnautica 2 on their wish lists as a way to support Unknown Worlds". Was basically no-one. The founders had done their own part in failing the fans. Never forget that.