Streisand effect
phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet
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Streisand effect
Summary
Streisand effect is a social phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of social_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,092 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Streisand effect's image is recorded as Streisand Estate.jpg[3].
- Streisand effect's instance of is recorded as social phenomenon[4].
- Streisand effect's instance of is recorded as cobra effect[5].
- Barbra Streisand is named after Streisand effect[6].
- Streisand effect's subclass of is recorded as unintended consequences[7].
- Streisand effect's Commons category is recorded as Streisand effect[8].
- Streisand effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026qlwl[9].
- Streisand effect's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Streisand effect[10].
- Streisand effect's facet of is recorded as censorship[11].
- Streisand effect's facet of is recorded as Internet privacy[12].
- Streisand effect's named by is recorded as Mike Masnick[13].
- Streisand effect's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/StreisandEffect[14].
- Streisand effect's Golden ID is recorded as Streisand_effect-G9RXZ3[15].
- Streisand effect's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 스트라이샌드 효과[16].
- Streisand effect's GitHub topic is recorded as streisand[17].
- Streisand effect's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Effet_Streisand[18].
- Streisand effect's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as streisand-effect[19].
Why It Matters
Streisand effect ranks in the top 5% of social_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,092 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]