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Streisand effect

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The Streisand effect describes a situation where an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information results in the unintended consequence of the effort instead increasing public awareness of the information.

Streisand effect - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Increased awareness of something after suppression efforts For the TV series episode, see The Streisand Effect ( Atlanta ) . The original image of Barbra Streisand's cliff-top residence in Malibu, California , which she attempted to suppress in 2003 The Streisand effect is the phenomenon in which an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information results in the unintended consequence of the effort instead increasing public awareness of the information. Origin The Streisand effect is named after Barbra Streisand .

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