Streisand effect

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The Streisand effect is the phenonemon where an attempt to hide or remove a piece of information inadverdently results in the propagation of it, to more widespread levels, than had it not been hidden. It was named after Barbara Streisand, an american entertainer, who tried to censor images of her malibu mansion.