Apple Might Start Buying Ads on X Again

They are beholden to their shareholders and perhaps there was pressure from major institutional investors to do this.

I would also blame the structure of the current economy and publicly traded companies.

What could Trump gang do that affects Valve in a similar way?

But not as frightening as the seemingly-widespread expectation that corporations should serve as the "champions of the people", against the peoples' own elected government.

In cases where huge corporations have managed to bend a government to their own will - how often has then worked out well for the ordinary people?