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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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Streisand effect, meet slippery slope.” Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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