In the end, the Church adopted many of Zog's proposals. Of course, this was mainly because they couldn't come up with any better ideas themselves.
Online public opinion was simply a blind spot in their knowledge.
The effects of disabling comment sections and removing the topic from trending lists were immediate and significant. At the very least, large-scale discussions about the Steam Engine curse were no longer visible online.
Zog seized the opportunity, offering them an upgraded service package.
He would set related terms as forbidden words across social media, forums, and message boards.
Zog didn't make the restrictions overly strict; discussing the topic in private chat groups wouldn't get the groups shut down.
Besides, the Church's upper echelons didn't read chat groups anyway.
This achieved the desired effect: if it wasn't publicly visible, it might as well not exist.
