[mikepurvis]

Yes, but the evidence thus far is that deplatforming is pretty effective, especially in the short term— which matters for time-sensitive things like getting everyone vaccinated:

- https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/06/deplatforming-works-this-n...

- https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjbp9d/do-social-media-bans-...

- https://theconversation.com/does-deplatforming-work-to-curb-...