Your opinion on this "shock value" has no logical merit. 2 example listed below showing you that this billion shock value is not what is holding the price supressed.
ALYI
Os - 1,795,000,840
Restriced shares - 22,931,494
Trading at .045
TSNP
Os - 3,896,709,773
Restricted shares 349,955,260
Trading at .38.
If the case that you are making were to have merit neither of the listed companies would be trading where they are and with the volume they trade.
What is holding this stock back is the lack of awareness.