Yes, it does. You can measure preference falsification using the list technique in societies that engage in censorship to show that it works. It also makes sen

Yes, it does. You can measure preference falsification using the list technique in societies that engage in censorship to show that it works. It also makes sense that it works given our understanding of social contagion. You're not trying to completely kill the idea. Just reduce its prevalence. Also we have stopped viruses before, like SARS and Ebola