> The idea that banning certain information will somehow result in it disappearing has been shown repeatedly to not work. The goal is not to make it disappear,

> The idea that banning certain information will somehow result in it disappearing has been shown repeatedly to not work. The goal is not to make it disappear, it's to make the knowledge have a social cost. Normal people won't touch it, and they provide the 80M votes you need to win control of the government. It's a strategy that works exceedingly well.