The Kik thing wasn’t that serious. Most people would just go on tinder or another dating app to cheat but living in rural Maine that’s a recipe for getting caught. He probably used Kik for its global reach, not because he’s one of the awful users you hear about. Even more relevant to Platner, there are sub Reddits dedicated to meeting other consenting adults via Kik (Or at least there used to be, I haven’t checked in years).