I've already posted on this. The TA would not release the OS count, other than what the company had publicly released. This seems to be standard procedure among every company I checked. If you want to call that "gagged" then fine by me, call it whatever you want. To be clear, it is not impossible that the OS has reached the AS, or 995,000,000. What I call bullshit on is that the TA told you that. Either you or they were mistaken, assuming non-malfeasance in intent.
And there you have it from various sources. The TA isn't gagged.