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Exactly!
An analogy that works for this is the War on Drugs and the entertainment industry's attempts to block media piracy.
Both movements attempt to stomp out drugs and piracy but have been ineffective. Actually, it just makes those who support piracy and drugs try better and different methods of distribution or organization.
theres lots of examples where something was illegalised and subsequently fell in popularity and usage massively