Despite modern VPNs, global CDNs, impractical technical level ban on any web service: how come X and others simply do what the government tells them?

Is it the fear of fines? That never deters them from collecting more data though.

Social media platform X blocked the account of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose detention sparked nationwide protests.