You don't need to tag anybody for something like this, if it is important then one of the team will very likely see it and reply. The community is very knowledgeable, if the issue is a genuine problem then it will be naturally brought to the attention of the team.
As @whitewall and @dpoulton have mentioned, it isn't actually forcing an auto update, it merely checks for the latest published version and prompts you to download it.
If you check the actual settings code:
autoUpdateEnabled: { value: true, type: SettingItemType.Bool, storage: SettingStorage.File, section: 'application', public: platform !== 'linux', appTypes: [AppType.Desktop], label: () => _('Automatically update the application') },
You can see that it only applies when the platform is not Linux, as @dpoulton mentions, the preferred way is via the script:
On Linux , the recommended way is to use the following installation script as it will handle the desktop icon too:
As the recommended option it therefore makes sense on Linux to not prompt you to download a new appimage.
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