I don't know whether there was a hamfisted ban or not, but I don't think the rest of your reasoning makes sense. Certain political groups cling on to seemingly

I don't know whether there was a hamfisted ban or not, but I don't think the rest of your reasoning makes sense. Certain political groups cling on to seemingly random things, whether there's a research ban or not. For instance, I just recently learned that the 15 minute city concept is now officially part of the conspiracy theory canon.