Deplatforming is indeed a bit of an exaggeration, but I can imagine it felt like that to a lot of people, who without warning suddenly lost access to their favourite platform. Fortunately clients are now being developed at breakneck speed, but at the moment of that announcement, very few were actually ready, and very few people knew where to find them. I think that's the difference with Discord. If you get kicked out of a server, there are probably plenty others that you are in. Although, maybe not that one where your friends are, the one you spent the most of your time in. The experience just is not the same after. But indeed, technically, there is no deplatforming. What I do find a bit of a shame, is that people who choose to stay in the main client, not always realise they do not see everyone as they were used to. I really hope they find their way to alternative clients as well at times. To keep getting the full experience.
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