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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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Summary

Streisand effect is a social phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of social phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,504 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: cobra effect[3]
  • Named after: Barbra Streisand[4]
  • Subclass of: unintended consequences[5]
  • Commons category: Streisand effect[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Streisand effect[7]
  • Facet of: censorship[8], Internet privacy[9]
  • Named by: Mike Masnick[10]

Why It Matters

Streisand effect has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Barbra Streisand Internet privacy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . techdirt.com. techdirt.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → social phenomenon, cobra effect
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: cobra effect"
  2. 19w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Streisand-effect
    Instance of → social phenomenon, cobra effect
    Aliases → —
    Named after → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: topic/Streisand-effect"
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