They are a weather reporter saying "there will be rain, and if you do not want to get wet, we advise you bring an umbrella
They are the ones selling umbrellas in this case.
Looking around, they seem to be friends of various games journalists, so by that metaphor, they also have some form of weather control, or at least know the guys who have it. Cloud seeding or whatever.
it would only be racketeering if, after Party A advises Party B about consequences, Party A then has CONTROL of whether those consequences occur.
Party A observing that if Party B touches the hot stove then Party B shall receive second degree burns on their hand is not criminal.
Party A whipping out a blowtorch and personally burning Party B’s hand to PUNISH Party B for touching the stove is criminal.
Sweet Baby Inc does not control social media or news organizations.
They do not have the means to drum up negative press over racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced content.
They are a weather reporter saying “there will be rain, and if you do not want to get wet, we advise you bring an umbrella”
at no point is it appropriate for a community to flip out and spray a weather reporter with a firehose for “threatening” to get people wet.
They are the ones selling umbrellas in this case.
Looking around, they seem to be friends of various games journalists, so by that metaphor, they also have some form of weather control, or at least know the guys who have it. Cloud seeding or whatever.
Still feels like extortion to me.