>Don't give me the free speech argument, it's completely off the table ... Well, that is the context in which my comment was made. I also beg to differ that it

>Don't give me the free speech argument, it's completely off the table ... Well, that is the context in which my comment was made. I also beg to differ that it's completely off the table. On the contrary, give these comments a read: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14679941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14679941 You can what-if using such leverage in other scenarios all day long as a counterpoint, but obviously companies wouldn't get away with pulling such stunts without overwhelming public support. Free speech issues tend to engender such support. The vast majority of your examples would not.