The key difference being they were usually banning accounts, not people. Many platforms are now linked to a real world identity, which I guess is unavoidable if

The key difference being they were usually banning accounts, not people. Many platforms are now linked to a real world identity, which I guess is unavoidable if you want to monetize your persona/face on YouTube/Facebook/Patreon, but it leaves less room for working around the system by making a new account.