They're in the graveyard of social media sites that failed and shut down... including Google's own "Google+" and "Google Buzz"! Who would have thought!
Too bad we didn't have insurance! (Ah, but some of us did!)
An even WORSE thought than your main sight shutting down is you getting BANNED! (I was making $1,000+ a DAY on Google Play when my account was shut down!)
But wait... "INSURANCE"? Oh yes...
If someone had an email list of followers/fans when the platform closed or they were banned, then yes... they could simply send a few emails, move somewhere else, and avoid total ruin. You'd simply deal with a nuisance instead of STARTING OVER!
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