Oh no it doesn't. (Pantomime season).
On a more serious note VAR means a player is more likely to feel the need to demonstrate that he's been fouled, and even with VAR a player who tries to stay on his feet is not usually getting the penalty. No-one is being rewarded for honesty.
Given some of the grappling offences not given in recent weeks, the attempt to redefine holding to mean enough to impede progress is clearly a dead duck law already. If your opponent has got a fistful of shirt he's doing it to try and impede your progress.