Executive orders have *zero* authority over private companies and individuals. An executive order can say that, for example, the FTC should sanction companies

Executive orders have *zero* authority over private companies and individuals. An executive order can say that, for example, the FTC should sanction companies that don't refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, as the FTC is an executive-branch organization. Now, whether the FTC has that authority of private companies would be hashed out in court. You're mistaking "executive order" for "royal edict".