Sure but with no evidence either way the task of proving it to a judge, politicians or the general public could be done pretty effectively using the companies m

Sure but with no evidence either way the task of proving it to a judge, politicians or the general public could be done pretty effectively using the companies marketing material or general public sentiment. Encrochat was never really taken down, it took itself down because it was cracked and so lost its sole asset, the secrecy of the communications.