I agree that government legislation is part of the equation, but I don't agree that moving to other platforms is not a solution. If Discord were to witness a significant exodus of paying users because of this new verification process, they would probably start fighting the fight themselves.
That said, I don't expect this to happen, switching is very hard for many reasons.
This is it. Governments dont care when the peasants gripe. But hit the corps in the wallet and youll see some actual pressure exerted.