In undemocratic countries, I think the answer is no, since the elites do not really need to accede to citizen's demands. In democratic nations, I think it depen

In undemocratic countries, I think the answer is no, since the elites do not really need to accede to citizen's demands. In democratic nations, I think it depends. I think the company's complaints have to seem reasonable to the populace and for there to be no credible alternative. Uber and Lyft pulled out of Austin for a year in the hope that would put pressure in lawmakers to change the rules, but instead local competitors who were willing to deal with the new regulations setup shop and Uber and Lyft both returned. I don't think Medium or Snap are important enough to have any leverage anywhere.