CR hasn't done anything to stop the straight up homebrew copies of Echo Knight. Where did CR state they are withholding 2 subclasses from WOTC?
The fact that people violate the homebrew rules and guidelines has less than nothing to do with this.
And CR hasn't said they're withholding anything from WotC, they simply (like many other creators) haven't yet provided guidance anywhere on if/how their content is compatible with 2024 rules.
So why did you leap to the conclusion it's CR's fault? I bought the content from dndbeyond, for use on dndbeyond, my yearly subscription fee is to dndbeyond. CR has nothing to do with that. I don't believe CR has anything to do with it, more likely it's one of the myriad bugs. In any case, my complaint is to dndbeyond since that's who I'm paying.
I didn't leap to any conclusions, I relaying what has been officially stated to be the case; third party publishers and content partners (not WotC) have the final say on 2024 content updates (if there are to be any).
I never used the word fault, to do so would imply blame.
Why would you say Critical Role has nothing to do with Critical Role intellectual property? Explorer's Guide to Wildemount and Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep, while WotC publications, are made in partnership with Critical Role who retain all the copyright and IP rights for the content. It's right there in the books:
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