That kind of argumentation tends not to hold up in court, and for good reason. If the f---ing White House reaches out to your company and makes a polite request, it is NOT a good idea to ignore that request. Because, you know, the implication.
The courts tend to hold up this view that when there is such a massively asymmetric power relationship, like there is here, then even a polite request is really a demand. No reasonable company beholden to its shareholders could justify pushing back against the highest levels of the executive branch.
> the Biden administration has admitted that it is giving Facebook a list of accounts to censor for spreading "disinformation" about the Covid-19 response.
The courts tend to hold up this view that when there is such a massively asymmetric power relationship, like there is here, then even a polite request is really a demand. No reasonable company beholden to its shareholders could justify pushing back against the highest levels of the executive branch.