I'm confused - the article explicitly states this scenario - minus the swatting.

Ie unless you're replying to purely the swatting part, the article seems to support this. Specifically a prediction that governments will creep on legally requiring Apple to push custom classifiers:

> Apple’s changes would enable such screening, takedown, and reporting in its end-to-end messaging. The abuse cases are easy to imagine: governments that outlaw homosexuality might require the classifier to be trained to restrict apparent LGBTQ+ content, or an authoritarian regime might demand the classifier be able to spot popular satirical images or protest flyers.