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Originally Posted by finnbow
Because there were no threats of force/punishment, which are required elements of coercion.
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I contend that the use of the FBI as the instigator and pursuer of these requests to remove content is enough of a threat.
Imagine a guy in your neighborhood who likes playing his music too loud. The neighbors ask him to turn it down on many occasions. Maybe he does for a day or two, then he's right back at it again.
The neighbors call the cops. The cops show up, talk to the guy, don't threaten him, but tell him the neighbors called about his loud music, and the cops ask him to keep the noise down. I suspect he'll keep the noise down going forward, even though the cops didn't threaten him directly, because the guys not a fool: he knows that the cops won't ask nicely next time.