Nothing is stopping them in theory.
In practice I would say that they realize that such an act is unenforceable and highlights how powerless they are to stop the protocol. It's better for them to capture and undermine it's usage than enact a ban that they can't enforce and will rile up the wrong kind of people.
Entropy
npub12q…rfe63
2023-12-07 23:10:59
in reply to nevent1q…54j5
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npub12q2vfsvec58z8qzvne0v29uwa8rj6m4vkg95f8skpp2ae20x0r8sgrfe63Published at
2023-12-07 23:10:59Event JSON
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