My opinion applies to all plugins in the repository, not just Yoast. Some of the guidelines in section #11. "Plugins should not hijack the admin dashboard." need to be made into actual rules. Some companies will continue to push the limits, just ignoring anything that is not a "rule" until we do.

https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#11-plugins-should-not-hijack-the-admin-dashboard