There is government pressure (more correctly just social pressure) but the government hasn't given a mandate that these platforms must take this censorship stance.
And even then, this is only an issue because everyone is on just a handful of platforms -- so the companies build one-size-fits-all policies. But we're not all the same size.
I'm not terrified of my community encountering misinformation. I'm far more terrified of a community being unable to articulate and defend why the information is "mis".