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They'll find a way to spin their ToS in order to ban use of the tool one way or another, because someone (likely many someones) in the affected population pretty clearly has an in with someone (likely several someones) who have the authority to make these kinds of decisions at the company.This way, it's impossible for Discord to accuse us of profiling anyone or improperly handling user data.
Chances are, though, that their management isn't really aware of any of this, so creating a PR stink loud enough for their PR department to notice would likely be the go-to if this rejiggered effort meets the same probable end.
If the company is floating an IPO, there's going to be a lot of tension building internally to not have big stinks in the lead-up to it. For all the jokes about whats-his-nuts being the new CEO, the reality is that moments of transition like this are the points at which public pressure can most prompt the new management to throw out people who make problems for the company, particularly since tech-industry layoffs are absolutely not stopping anytime soon.