So many Discord users are flocking to this alternative platform, it's making Stoat crash

• Discord's age verification plans are pushing users to alternative platforms
• Stoat, previously known as Revolt, is having capacity issues coping with an influx of Discord leavers
• Discord is seemingly sticking to its plan to enact global age verification measures in March

Discord hasn't done itself any favors so far this year, with plans to implement age verification measures globally on the platform in March, following the introduction of the policy for UK users due to the Online Safety Act. Those changes are still weeks away, but the impact is already clear.

As reported by Destructoid, an alternative Discord platform, Stoat, is facing capacity issues due to a large number of Discord users leaving the service to avoid these age verification plans.

Stoat's status page indicates that performance on the social platform has gone downhill, with a note stating that: "There's simply ...