I wonder how much leverage this list gives the EFF. "If you don't do what we say/donate to us, you might find yourself off of this list." We wildly speculate

I wonder how much leverage this list gives the EFF. "If you don't do what we say/donate to us, you might find yourself off of this list." We wildly speculate the NSA blackmails politicians, so why can't we wildly speculate the EFF blackmails companies too?