Possibly... there is a lot of unknown details here. The article posted appears to be rage bait rather than a well researched article.
Yes, as we all know big tech absolutely follow the rules and don't skirt regulations. It's clearly the journalists causing the problems and not the government that has a history of ignoring contracts when it benefits them!
That's 404media for you. They are anti-tech-industry activists who exist to get people riled up against tech companies.