"Each platform would have addressed the issue on their own, in their own time."
Nailed it. The coordinated nature of the ban is what really freaked out a lot of people. This event must have been planned well in advance!!
EDIT: In any case, Steemians should be rejoicing at these draconian bans. It just ensures platforms like Steemit will continue to grow.
Steem needs to scale better for more ppl to connect. I've been getting lots of connection issues with the platform these past few days :/