So your argument is that it's coercion through implied threat, or that social media companies are so complicit that they will just do anything the "right" government official asks of them? Is that government censorship, or a problem of weak service operators?

I don't think there's a compelling case for government agents' top priority to be moderating online speech, but ensuring that the American people are not being subjected to massive mis/disinformation campaigns is a legitimate cause.