More like “it’s a matter of intimidation”
I suspect this is actually a chance to give the Information Commissioner a bloody nose.
The unfortunate fact is that her enforcement team are not crack prosecutors (think Neasden Trading Standards) and have lost a lot of appeals recently.
Hence Facebook likely want to show her up to deter her from meddling in the future.
Facebook is not a well meaning organisations. It’s logo wasn’t “do no evil” and never will be.