Streisand effect
Noun
Meaning
Streisand effect (plural Streisand effects)
A phenomenon in which attempting to suppress an item of information attracts even more unwanted attention, thus furthering its dissemination.
Examples
Streisand effect, meet slippery slope.”
The Streisand effect is named for the time Barbra Streisand sued a photographer for publishing a photograph of her house, ensuring that many millions more people would see it and know what it was.