This appears to be the last legit version of Bitcoin Core before the spam filters are forcefully removed without community consensus.
If you don't want shitcoin lite running on your node I suggest not updating to any version beyond 29.0, or switch to Knots.
headingnorth , would you please tell us more?? What "spam filters" , what are you talking about? Personally, I've heard nothing about it.
They're referring to ongoing drama about OP_RETURN limits. See
No PR removing those limits has been merged at this time, to say that they are being forcefully removed is simply hyperbole.