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No, they're using the internet in general. Discord is just a platform that they can talk on and it's fairly easy to use. It's not like Discord advertises these servers and gets people to join them. What's really happening is that these people are either seeking out these servers or are being sent invites from people already inside.
My point is that Discord is not the issue. If they crack down on Discord they will just find somewhere else to go. You'd have to control the entire internet in a similar way to Russia or China in order to actually stop it this way. It's a societal issue that they are trying to solve by censorship instead of actually fixing the underlying issues that push people to extremism. I'm sure the majority of these issues would be solved by a system that actually prioritized mental health and getting people the help they need instead of one that pushes these people out of society because they are "insane."
There certainly can’t be any data to back this up… Now way making access to mental healthcare reduces fringe groups and gives them more constructive ways to deal with their emotional state. /s