The law has a chilling effect on companies, that drives them to do things like this. If a company does something, that they clearly would not have done without

The law has a chilling effect on companies, that drives them to do things like this. If a company does something, that they clearly would not have done without a law, it's the fault of the law, even if that law didn't specifically require it, in fact even if that law specifically exempts it.