There’s no way they would shut down a propaganda powerhouse like that. It’s tempting to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole, but the vast majority of times it’s really the simple explanations that count.
It honestly could be as simple as “a school shooting victim’s relative wants revenge against the speaker who ridiculed their tragedy.”
Having products subsidized by someone else is an amazing advantage for you. I can’t believe anyone would consider that a problem. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and all that.