Not only does it apply to any platform, this particular lesson keeps getting re-learned and re-ranted regarding FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
They all present massive opportunities to reach and interact with users/customers/clients... but unless you've been living under a rock for the last few years, you should know this kind of thing can and DOES happen.
This shouldn't and won't stop most people from building services on top of these platforms, but at this point you either know this is a risk and accept/plan for it, or you don't know this, which means you do not have an adequate understanding of the infrastructure you are depending on.