Shame on Google where shame is due, but I don't think this is it.

There are actual risks here. You could end up here without realizing what you're doing. The action itself is kind of scary so any messaging around it is inherently going to be scary.

That said, Google is much more open about allowing these doors to remain open than their competition. And they don't have nearly as much fear mongering about these things than their competition. Sure, it would help their bottom line too, but this one actually has some credibility. But you could say that about almost any decision - that doesn't mean it's "obviously an attempt to...."

Let's burn Google at the stake for lots of the shit they do, but this ain't it.