The Streisand Effect: How Efforts to Suppress Information Can Backfire

The phenomenon known as the “Streisand Effect” illustrates how attempts to hide or censor information often produce the opposite result—drawing even more attention to the suppressed content.  Coined in 2005 by Mike Masnick, founder of Techdirt, the term originates from Barbra Streisand’s infamous 2003 lawsuit against photographer Kenneth Adelman. The Origin of the Streisand Effect … Continue reading The Streisand Effect: How Efforts to Suppress Information Can Backfire