Well, there might be conflicting interests within government. From a consumer advocate perspective government might want to demand this.
From an intelligence services perspective you might want companies to lie.
No, I don't. I don't want companies to lie. You can collect intelligence the same way we've been collecting intelligence for our entire history on this planet prior to E2E comms. E2E isn't a hindrance, it's a way to enforce limitations on government overreach.
No freedom is without compromise.