You and a host of other people have brought up the Constitution as if it had any relevance here.
"The point is that the message it sends is that they are anxious about the availability of the video"
We can argue messages all day. One message it might send is a signal to muslim audiences of disapproval for the video. If that makes local governments do more to contain potentially explosive riots maybe a tiny request like that is worth it even if YT keeps the video up.
"the implication is that they would prefer that it be removed."
I'm sure they would tell you straight up that they'd prefer YT to remove it. The implication you're making is that there's something improper in their wanting YT to remove it.
You and a host of other people have brought up the Constitution as if it had any relevance here.
"The point is that the message it sends is that they are anxious about the availability of the video"
We can argue messages all day. One message it might send is a signal to muslim audiences of disapproval for the video. If that makes local governments do more to contain potentially explosive riots maybe a tiny request like that is worth it even if YT keeps the video up.
"the implication is that they would prefer that it be removed."
I'm sure they would tell you straight up that they'd prefer YT to remove it. The implication you're making is that there's something improper in their wanting YT to remove it.