Streisand effect

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Mike Masnick in 2005, after a 2003 incident in which singer Barbra Streisand attempted to have a picture of her house removed from a public collection of 12,000 images documenting coastal erosion in California. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɹaɪ.sænd əˌfɛkt/ === Noun === 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. ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Streisand effect. ==== Derived terms ==== Streisand ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== backfire censorship epic fail freedom of speech === References === === Further reading === Streisand effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Streisand v. Adelman, assessment by United States House Committee on the Judiciary on Wikisource.Wikisource Streisand effect on Wikiquote.Wikiquote Category:Streisand effect on Wikinews.Wikinews Category:Category:Streisand effect on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons