Yes, double standards exist.
Removing your partner website from Google doesn’t harm users.
Removing a national retail store, automotive company, or major newspaper makes people think that the search isn’t working.
Your goal is to become one of these companies.
This doesn’t mean that major brands can deceive.
Simply put, they receive a warning first because their punishment becomes national news.
Young SEO specialists may not remember, but in the past, Google completely deindexed JCpenny and BMW websites.