Look at what they did without it. Godwin's Law aside, the point is, if a sufficiently powerful group is set on doing something, they'll do it. Such a group won't let "facts" or "accuracy" get in the way. Look at McCarthyism.
No need for careful analysis, just force the company to give you a list of registered users matching some criteria. Your kill list is just a SQL query away.
"makes no screwing possible that wasn’t already"
Sure, but it makes it easier and faster to select targets for your screwing.