If they don't agree they don't have to use it. It's dishonest because the characterization suggests that sovereign nations are beholden to tech companies, but they aren't.
US tech companies hold almost as much power in these smaller countries as the government does. Facebook could easily sway an election if it tries.
Exactly right. So it's wrong to say that these governments are beholden to the tech companies, they could simply block them if wanted to, and perhaps they should, but either way it's obviously wrong to say that these governments are beholden.
> Facebook could easily sway an election if it tries.
So could the people being banned by Facebook. What's your point here?