It could be a combination of both. They want to start censoring transactions now before it gets too late. They have been warned and they are now acting "accordingly" to prevent any future damage or penalties.
So instead they should say "Hey guys, we are going to have to start censoring UTXOs in the future. Take the time now to set up other coordinators or get your coins off Wasabi altogether." This whole "we are just doing what we are told" thing they are trying to cling to is pathetic.
One way to interpret this is that someone told them: Listen here you Wasabi scumbags. You either do what we tell you to do now, or you are going to be sorry you didn't listen when we change the legal framework in the future!
All the more reason for them to fight this. It's not the case that they must do this now or face legal action. They've probably got months if not years before whatever legislation they were threaten with is introduced, debated, amended, passed, and enacted. Plenty of time for them to fight this, mount legal challenges, lobby, campaign, etc. Instead they surrender immediately and sell out their users. Absolutely pathetic and completely untrustworthy.